Understanding the law ВСЕ УПРАЖНЕНИЯ. The Royal Courts of Justice Vocabulary List
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IV. Guess the concepts of the following definitions: 1. Make a law. 2. Members of the House of Lords who are not bishops. 3. One of the stages in the discussion of a Bill, where each clause is examined in detail. 4. Cancel or to remove (a law, a rule). 5. Violent dislike of someone because of his religion. V. Give definitions of these words. 1. legislate; 2. preside over; 3. independents; 4. by-election; 5. contribution (towards). VI. Match the words on the left (A) with their definitions on the right (B) and give their Russian equivalents.
VII. Translate the text from English into Russian. ___________________________________________________________________________  Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 1918 CHAPTER 47 An Act to amend the Law with respect to the Capacity of Women to sit in Parliament. [21st November 1918] Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Capacity of women to be members of Parliament. 1. A woman shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage for being elected to or sitting or voting as a Member of the Commons House of Parliament. Short title. 2. This Act may be cited as the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act, 1918. ___________________________________________________________________________ VIII. Complete the sentences with the words from the box below.
1. In the UK the European Union laws _________________ over the national laws. 2. Parliament _________________ Government Ministers __________ to confirm by-laws before they _________________. 3. An MP _________________ one of the political parties. 4. If an MP _________________ or dies while he is _________________ , another MP will take over. 5. Life Peers are usually people who have had distinguished careers and come from a variety of _________________. 6. The House of Lords _________________ the Peers of the Realm. 7. There are risks in tolerating the _________________ in a single individual ______________ to the Prime Minister. 8. MPs must _______________ that they represent their constituencies. IX. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate prepositions from the box.
X. Translate the text from Russian into English using the active vocabulary. 1. Лорд высокий канцлер Великобритании, или Лорд-канцлер (в прежние времена Канцлер Англии и Лорд-канцлер Шотландии), один из самых старших и важных сановников (functionary) правительства в Великобритании. 2. Он назначается Сувереном по рекомендации премьер-министра. 3. Исторически обязанности лорда-канцлера были довольно широки — он председательствовал в Палате лордов, входил в Кабинет министров, как Лорд-хранитель Большой печати (the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal) хранил Большую печать и возглавлял судебную власть в Англии и Уэльсе. 4. Реформа 2005 года, проведенная администрацией Тони Блэра, передала большую часть этих функций другим лицам — Палату лордов возглавил Лорд-спикер, а судебную власть в Англии и Уэльсе — лорд — верховный судья Англии и Уэльса. 5. C 12 мая 2010 должность Лорд-канцлера занимает Кеннет Кларк. В настоящее время Лорд-канцлер в соответствии с законом исполняет обязанности Министра юстиции и является членом кабинета министров. Он отвечает за эффективную работу и независимость судов. 6. Традиционно лорд-канцлеры являются пэрами, хотя законодательных ограничений для назначений простолюдина нет. Джек Стро, Лорд-канцлер в 2007-2010 годах, был первым не-пэром на этой должности с 17 века. Кеннет Кларк также занимает пост Лорда-канцлера, продолжая свою службу в качестве члена Парламента в Палате Общин. Speaking Exercises I. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Explain why. 1. Since the European Communities Act 1972, the United Kingdom has been a member of the European Union, and until that Act is repealed (abolished) its laws must take priority over the UK national laws. 2. The Prime Minister comes to Parliament to answer questions of mass media once a week at 'Prime Minister's Question Time'. 3. Any law passed by Parliament which clashes with, or alters or reverses any part of the common law automatically takes precedence, and becomes the law of the land. 4. The Lords are able to change or delay any laws particularly the ones, which relate to finance and taxation. 5. All Acts of Parliament bear the Union Jack. II. Answer the questions about the text. 1. What is the implication of the opening quotation? How does that reflect the society’s attitude to Members of Parliament and why? 2. Why is Parliament referred to as the supreme law-making body in the UK? 3. What two main duties does Parliament perform? 4. What is Parliament made up of? 5. What is the history of the Palace oa Westminster and who does it still belong to? 6. Explain the origin of the terms „Commons“ and „commoners“. 7. Why do you think peers are prohibited from beeing MPs? 8. What is a constituency and how is the election process organised? 9. What two categories of deputies (as regards the party affiliation) are there in Great Britain? 10. What is a by-election? Why and in what circumstances does it take place? 11. What functions do the MPs perform and what are their duties? 12. How does the method of voting in the House of Commons ensure the observance of democracy? 13. What are the advantages of democracy as a state system as explained by Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysberg Address? 14. How do you underctand devolution and why is it applied? 15. Why is leadership indispensable for any efficient system of government? What body provides leadership in the House of Commons? 16. How does the British government differ from the Russian government? Who are the leaders of the British government? 17. What is the role of the Government and how is its functioning balanced by Parliament? 18. What have you learned about the office of the Speaker? 19. What do you think is the reason for there being two types of the Peers of the realm? 20. What is the difference between Hereditary Peers and Life Peers? 21. How and why is the House of Lords being reformed? What and how many peers will probably remain in the Lords as a result? 22. What legislative powers do the Lords have and do not have? Is the House of Lords necessary at all for the legislative process in the UK? 23. What are the roles and duties of the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice? 24. Enumerate and briefly characterise the stages a Bill passes through to become an Act. 25. Is there any power in Great Britain capable of overriding Parliament’s laws? 26. What is the way to change an unpopular law? III. Draw up the plan for rendering the text and then summarize it. IV. Discuss the following issues. 1. What is the future of the British Parliament and its two chambers? 2. How will the traditional British society be influenced by the European Union laws which shall take precedence over local laws since 1972? 3. What is the current attitude in Britain towards monarchy? V. Find the information in the Internet on the following themes and make presentations in class. 1. Watch live meetings of the House of Commons and the House of Lords at http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Live.aspx 2. Find out what happens at each stage of a Public Bill’s journey through Parliament with the Passage of a Bill guide. Browse through a great variety of bills at different stages of their passage through Parliament. http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws/passage-bill/ 3. Seeing is believing! Watch and listen to interviews with Members of the Lords and Commons discussing their work and hear from a range of experts about the business conducted in and outside the Chambers. Take video tours of Parliament. Learn about the work of Parliament, its history, art and architecture. http://www.parliament.uk/about/podcasts/ Chapter VII Our Law Upholders – the Judiciary Vocabulary List
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