- •Authority of the Federal courts
- •Jurisdiction of the Courts
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •The Federal Court Jurisdiction
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •Юрисдикция федеральных судов
- •Legal System Principles
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •Система федеральных судов
- •Organization of the Federal Court System
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •Апелляционные суды и федеральные окружные суды
- •The Supreme Court
- •Supreme Court Jurisdiction
- •How Cases Reach the Court
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •Steps in Deciding Major Сases
- •Supreme Court Justices
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •The Court and Its Traditions
- •Appointing Justices
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •Судьи Соединенных Штатов
- •Кодекс поведения судей сша
- •The Work of the State Courts
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •The Organization of the State Courts
- •Vocabulary
- •Exercises:
- •Appendix
- •I. Translate in writing form
- •1. Supreme Court Limits Power of Voting Rights Act
- •2. Clarence Thomas Strays From Righty Line
- •3. Ginsburg: I'm Not Going Anywhere
- •4. Supreme Court Hears Case on Role of Money in Justice
- •5. Supreme Court Enters the Age of YouTube
- •6. Supreme Court May Have Too Many Judges
- •7. Supreme Court Needs Term Limits: Legal Eagles
- •II. Read and render the articles:
- •1. Court to Rule In Suit Against Ashcroft, Others
- •2. Legal Experts Propose Limiting Justices' Powers, Terms
- •3. Roberts Sets Off Debate on Judicial Experience
- •4. Ginsburg plans to stay on high court for years, despite cancer
- •5. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court liberal?
- •6. Судебная система сша "еще почище любой другой" Mайкл Херман
- •7. Судебная система штата Мичиган.
- •III. Current membership
- •IV. Glossary of Terms
Vocabulary
civil law - гражданское право
criminal law - уголовное право
plaintiff – истец
civil suit - гражданский иск
to bring charges of smth. against smb. — обвинить кого-л. в чем-л.
seek damages of - требовать возмещение убытков
to pay the damages - возместить убытки
in favor of - в чью-либо пользу
to pay costs - оплачивать издержки
equity law - право справедливости
to resolve a dispute — разрешать спор
to issue an injunction - издавать судебный запрет
court order - распоряжение суда
a writ of mandamus - судебный приказ
the prosecution - обвинение (сторона в судебном процессе)
tax fraud - налоговое мошенничество
counterfeiting - 1) контрафакция (незаконное использование фирменных обозначений; использование чужого произведения вопреки воле автора) 2) подделка (товаров)
mail fraud - почтовое мошенничество (рассылка по почте незаконных или вводящих в заблуждение почтовых сообщений (напр., почтовая реклама, неверно описывающая свойства товара))
kidnapping - киднэппинг, похищение людей Syn: kidnap
judge (сокр. - J.) – судья
to serve a term in prison - отбыть тюремное заключение
to pay a fine - заплатить штраф
to conflict with the Constitution – противоречить конституции
Exercises:
Ex 1 Answer the following questions
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With how many types of law do the federal courts deal?
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Who is a plaintiff?
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Who is defendant?
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What does a plaintiff seek in a civil suit?
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What case is called a case in equity law?
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What does a writ of mandamus mean?
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Who is always a prosecution in criminal cases?
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What types of crime might a federal criminal case involve?
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What law relates to the meaning and application of the United States Constitution.?
Ex. 2 Give Russian equivalents for the following words and word combinations:
civil law - criminal law - and constitutional law – plaintiff – to bring charges in a civil suit – defendant – to pay the damages to the plaintiff - to pay court costs - to prevent a harmful action from taking place – a writ of mandamus – to take a company to court – to break a federal law – prosecution – fraud – counterfeiting - selling narcotics - mail fraud - to serve a term in prison - to pay a fine
Ex. 3 Give English equivalents for the following words:
рассматривать дело в федеральном суде - уголовное право – гражданское право –ответчик - предъявить иск кому-л. – решить в пользу истца – выплачивать судебные издержки - право справедливости - издавать судебный запрет - требовать возмещение убытков - судебный приказ - нарушать закон – обвинение - обвинить кого-л. в подделывании денег – мошенничество - совершить преступление - уровень преступности - противоречит ли закон конституции
Ex.4 Make up 6 sentences of your own with the words and phrases from exercises 2 and 3.
Ex. 5 Supply the word or the word combination from the text, which is a periphrasis of the following
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the person who brings charges in a civil suit.
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the plaintiff sues to prevent a harmful action from taking place
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a court order requiring a specific action
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in criminal cases the government is always an accuser
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the person against whom the suit is brought
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it relates to the meaning and application of the United States Constitution
Ex. 6 Render the article into English