I.Прочитайте текст. Укажите, какое из приведенных ниже утверждений соответствует содержанию текста t (true), а какое не соответствует f (false); сделайте необходимые исправления:

1. Federal civil servants are the largest in number. T/F

2. Each level of government has its own civil servants. T/F

3. Regional public administrators handle the policies outside

their region boundaries. T/F

4. Local government officers formulate principal state

policies. T/F

5. Political executives exercise great influence on

government activity and public policies. T/F

II. Найдите в тексте ответы на следующие вопросы:

1. How many levels are public policies exercised at?

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2. What is the major role of the federal government ?

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3. What governments are subordinate to the national one?

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4. What are the goals and functions of the committees?

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5. Who are the political executives?

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III. Дополните предложения словами и выражениями из текста:

1. _____ _____ administer localities and municipalities.

2. Municipality is a _____ _____ that administers a city, a ____ or a _____ .

3. Much work at all levels is done through the _____ of all kinds: _____

committees, _____ and _____ committees, ______ boards.

4. Financial committee decides _____ _____ is to be _____ and _____

for _____ _____

5. The responsibility for the political decisions lies with _____ _____of

the executive.

IV. Заполните пропуски соответствующими предлогами, где необходимо:

1. the largest ___ number

2. to work ___ committees

3. ___ the region boundaries

4. responsible ___ policies

5. to be ___ the top ___ the hierarchy ___ the civil service

V. Приведите в соответствие термины и их определения :

a) local government

b) regional government

c) federal government

d) self-government

e) municipality

1. government responsible for principal state policies of the country

as a whole.

2. government administering localities and municipalities

3. government subordinate to the national one, administering area

geographically larger than a city or a town and handling policies

built up by the central government.

4. a city, a town, or a village enjoying local self-government

5. an independent government; government of a country or a community,

a town or a district by action of its own people.