23. Find in the text the equivalents to the following Russian words and phrases:
Центральное правительство, верховный руководящий комитет, старшие министры, первичное законодательство.
4. Say in English: правительство ее Величества, Тайный Совет ее Величества, верховный суд, верховный законодательный (исполнительный, судебный) орган, законодательство Великобритании (России, США), исполнительный (законодательный, судебный) орган власти, осуществлять законодательную власть, осуществлять контроль.
5. Complete the sentences using the words from the box: Government, Privy Council, Prime Minister, monarch, senior Ministers, Cabinet, Parliament,
a) The Prime Minister and the other most … belong to the Cabinet.
b) The Government Ministers are responsible to ...
c) The … selects all the remaining Ministers.
d) The… is the supreme decision-making committee.
e) The … is dependent on Parliament to make primary legislation.
f) The … selects the Prime Minister as the leader of the party with a majority in Parliament.
g) The Cabinet members advise the monarch as members of the …
6.Answer the questions:
1) What is the full name of British Government?
2) What is the Cabinet?
3) What body are Cabinet Ministers responsible to?
4) Who becomes the Prime minister?
5) Whom is the executive authority exercised by?
6) What is the role of the Privy Council’s members?
Three parts of the executive
The Privy Council.
1.Read the following words using a dictionary: an adviser, a sovereign, a kingdom, senior politicians, executive authority, an issue, although, a dependency, Commonwealth, an official.
Vocabulary
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honorable [’ɒnərəbəl] |
почетный |
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а politician [‚pɒlɪ’tɪʃən] |
политик |
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an Order |
распоряжение |
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Royal Charters[’tʃɑ:rtər] |
Королевские грамоты |
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a case |
уголовное дело |
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Judicial Committee [dʒu:’dɪʃəl] |
юридический комитет |
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Commonwealth countries [’kɒmən‚welƟ] |
страны британского союза |
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ruling |
руководство |
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Privy Councillor [’prɪvɪ] |
тайный советник |
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an honorary office [’ɒnə‚rerɪ] |
почетная должность |
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a clerk [kl ɑ:rk] |
клерк |
1. Read the text and translate it into Russian.
Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisersto thesovereignin theUnited Kingdom. Its membership is mostly made up of senior politicians who are members of either theHouse of Commonsor theHouse of Lords.
The Privy Council developed from a group of royal advisers at court into the chief source of the executive authority. As the power of the monarch declined, the Cabinet replaced the Privy Council as the senior decision-making body.
Today the Privy Council’s duties are mostly formal and ceremonial. Its main role is to advise the monarch on a range of matters, like the resolution of the constitutional issues and the approval of Orders in Council. The Council also advises the Sovereign on the granting of Royal Chartersto certain public institutions.
Some judicial functions are also performed by the Council, although in practice the actual work of hearing and deciding upon cases is carried out by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The Judicial Committee serves as the final court of appeal from the dependencies and the Commonwealth countries. It may also be used as an arbiter for a wide range of courts and committees in Britain and overseas, and its ruling can be influential.
The office of Privy Councillor is an honorary one, conferred for example, on former Prime Ministers. Membership of the Council is given by the sovereign and usually retained for life.
The Privy Council has about three hundred members, including all Cabinet members (past and present), the leaders of all main parties, and the Speaker.
Nick Clegg was appointed Lord President of the Council in May 2010.
The members of the Council are collectively known as "The Lords of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council". The chief officer of the body is the Lord President of the Council, who is the fourth highestGreat Officer of State, a member of the Cabinet, and normally, the Leader of either theHouse of Lordsor theHouse of Commons. Another important official is the Clerk, whose signature is appended to all orders made in the Council.
2. Give English equivalents to the Russian words from the text: королевские советники, основной источник исполнительной власти, главный руководящий орган, давать советы монарху по ряду вопросов, вручение королевских грамот, окончательный апелляционный суд, влиятельное руководство, главное должностное лицо(чиновник).