Vocabulary tasks

A Match these verbs and nouns as they occur in the text.

1	carry out	a	state border
2	appoint	b	a draft
3	approve	c	closed sessions
4	hold	d	the State Duma
5	adopt	e	measures
6	protect	f	decision
7	dismiss	g	rights, freedoms, legality
8	exercise	h	judges
9	announce	i	hearings
10	present	j	laws
11	ensure	k	new elections
12	dissolve	l	the Prime Minister
13	conduct	m	power

B Choose one of the three topics the following words and phrases belong to.

Topic		Words and phrases
1	monetary	a	to retire
		b	proper way of handling money
		c	wealth of state
2	state security	d	calling to account
		e	guarantee of state
		f	money earning
3	impeachment	g	being pleased with
		h	saving money

C Choose an appropriate word from the box to complete each sentence.

аctivity appropriate authorities means mentioned movement ownership property

Federal and local 1) ______ form a single system of the government's executive branch to control the previously 2) ______ issues and to pass the 3) ______ federal and local laws. In Russia they guarantee common economic area, the free 4) ______ of goods, services, the financial 5) ______, the support of competition and the freedom of economic activity. They recognize and protect in an equal way the private, state, municipal and other forms of 6) ______. Land and other natural resources are used and protected in Russia as a basis of the life and 7) ______ of the people who live on those territories. Land and other natural resources can be in private, state, municipal and other forms of 8) ______.

D Which house of the Federal Assembly deals with…?

a) peace and war

2. announcing an amnesty

3. appointment and dismissal of the Accounts Chamber

4. ratification and denunciation of international treaties of Russia

5. appointment and dismissal of the Prosecutor General

6. decision on the impeachment of the President

7. federal taxes and charges

Over to you.

1. Compare Russia’s state power structure with that of Great Britain.

2. Speak on the differences between the responsibilities of the two houses of Russia’s Parliament.

3. Describe the system of government in Russia, including the following points:

● The Head of State (appointment, functions and powers, relationship with

other state bodies);

● The Legislature, the Executive (composition, functions and powers,

relationship with other state bodies).

4. Suggest any improvement to the state body structure which could lead to better execution of its laws.

5. Critically examine the role of the Chairman of the Government.

6. Discuss the position and power of the President of the Russian Federation.

7. Comment on the quotation and write a story that must begin with it:

“Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered”. Aristotle.