Comprehension. Ex. 1.Suggest the Russian for the following words and sentences:

Ex. 1.Suggest the Russian for the following words and sentences:

1. в ходе, в процессе

2. Федеральная система – это такая система, при которой власть разделена между центральным органом и его составляющими подразделениями.

3. Она также предусматривала национальную судебную систему,возглавляемую Верховным Судом.

4. Для принятия мер предосторожности от…

5. Для того,чтобы подчеркнуть свое демократическое намерение, Конституция начинается с Преамбулы…

6. Запрещает вмешательство государства в жизнь граждан

7. Поправка к Конституции

8. Выступать против действий государства

9. Они имеют право владеть оружием,если того желают.

10. Обыскивать жилье человека без официального разрешения

11. Не взирая на расу.

Ex. 2. Continue the sentences as they are given in the text.

1. The plan for the government was written…

2. The Constitution provided that federal law…

3. In writing the Constitution, the delegates…

4. The Constitution opens with a statement …

5. Before the new government could become…

6. Representatives of various states noted…

7. So, the “Bill of Rights” was…

8. It consists of …

9. In the Bill of Rights the Americans are guaranteed…

10. There were 16 other amendments…

Ex. 3. Comment on the statements as true or false .Correct the false ones.

1. The Constitution was aimed to design a new form of government in the USA.

2. The Constitution set up a judicial system with a strong central government.

3. While writing the Constitution, the delegates had to deal with 3 main fears shared by most Americans.

4. The purpose of the Constitution is to “promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity”.

5. All the delegates agreed that the Constitution guaranteed the freedoms or the basic rights and privileges of citizens.

6. The Bill of Rights was adopted in 1791.

7. It consists of 12 long paragraphs.

8. In the Bill of Rights Americans are guaranteed freedom of religion, of speech and of the press.

9. According to the Bill of Rights Americans have the right to a speedy trial if accused of a crime.

10. There were 15 other amendments to the Constitution as of 1991 and that is not many considering that it was written in 1797.

11. In accordance with one of the amendments, the voting age has changed from 18 to 21.

Ex. 4. Answer the following questions:

1. What did the delegates create in the course of the Convention in 1787?

2. What is a federal system?

3. What were the two main fears the delegates had to deal with?

4. What is the purpose of a preamble which opens the Constitution?

5. Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

6. What is the structure of the Bill of Rights?

7. Americans are guaranteed numerous rights and freedoms according to the Bill of Rights, are not they?

8. How many other amendments were there to the Constitution as of 1991?

9. What is the most important of them you think?