12. Answer the questions on the text "Federal Constitutional Law on Ju­dicial System of the Russian Federation"

1. How is judicial power in the Russian Federation performed?

2. Is the judicial power self-independent?

3. What procedure is judicial power performed through?

4. What is the unity of judicial system insured by?

5. What courts of the Russian Federation do you know?

6. What are the integral parts of federal courts?

7. What composes the system of federal courts of arbitration?

13. Choose the right equivalent

1 .assessor	1. required by law or a rule
2. observance	2. member of jury
3. by-law	3.judges itinerary through a district to hold courts
4. compulsory	4. legal system
5.autonomous	5. make certain
6. arbitration	6. having self-government
7. compose	7. regulations made by a local authority or corporation
8. circuit	8. settlement of a dispute by an impartial third party
9. ensure	9. constitute
10. juror	10. written reports
	11. legal adviser on technical questions
	12. keeping or performing of law, duty, etc

14. Match the given phrases

1. arbitration assessor	1. соблюдать правила
2. self-independent	2. общепризнанный
3. to perform through	3. законная гарантия
4. unity of judicial system	4. осуществлять посредством
5. to ensure	5. мировой судья
6. to observe rules	6. эксперт консультант суда
7. universally recognized	7. независимый
8. compulsory execution	8. региональный суд
9. legislative securing	9. юридический статус
10. judicial status	10. целостность юридической системы
	11. обязательное исполнение
	12. обеспечивать

15.Text for comprehension. Courts

The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation is the judicial organ of constitu­tional control, performing judicial power self-dependently and independently by means of the constitutional court proceedings. The authorities, order of establishment and activities of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation are set forth by federal constitutional law.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation is the highest judicial organ for civil, criminal, administrative and other cases within the competence of the courts of gen­eral jurisdiction. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation carries out supervi­sion over activities of the courts of general jurisdiction, including military and spe­cialized federal courts in the procedural forms prescribed by federal law. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation within its competence exercises cassa-tional review as a court of second instance, exercises supervisory powers and acts upon newly discovered evidence, and also, in the cases prescribed by federal law -handles cases as a trial court.

District court within its competence handles cases as trial court, exercises cassational review as a court of second instance and exercises other powers provided by federal constitutional law. District court is a direct higher judicial instance for the Justices of the Peace, functioning within the territory of the appropriate judicial district. The au­thorities, order of establishment and activities of district court are set forth by federal constitutional law.

Military courts are established according to the territorial principle in the places where military troops and fleets are situated, and perform judicial power in the troops, bodies and formations where federal law provides for military service. Mili­tary courts within their competence handle cases as trial courts, exercise cassational review as courts of second instance, exercise supervisory powers and act upon newly discovered evidence. The authorities, order of establishment and activities of military courts are set forth by federal constitutional law.

The Supreme Court of Arbitration of the Russian Federation is the highest judicial organ solving economic disputes and other cases considered by the courts of arbitra­ tion. The Supreme Court of Arbitration of the Russian Federation is a direct higher Judicial instance for the federal circuit courts of arbitration and courts of arbitration of the subjects of the Russian Federation. The Supreme Court of Arbitration of the Russian Federation carries out judicial supervision over activities of the courts of ar- bitration in procedural forms prescribed by federal law.

Check the comprehension of the text and choose the variant, which you think is correct.

1. The Constitutional Court of the R.F. is the judicial organ of... .

1. distance control

2. pollution control

3. fuel control

4. constitutional control

2. The highest judicial organ for civil, criminal, administrative and other cases is...

1. District Court;

2. Military Court;

3. the Supreme Court;

4. the Constitutional Court

3. What court handles cases prescribed by federal law as a trial court?

1. the supreme Court of Arbitration

2. the Supreme Court

3. Military Court

4. District Court

4. District Court is a direct higher judicial instance for the Justice of... .

1. Justices of the Peace

2. Justices of the case

3. Justices of the King's Bench

4. Justices of the Supreme Court

5. Military courts are established according to....

1. the principle of mutual understanding;

2. the principle of profitability;

3. the international democracy principle;

4. the territorial principle

6. Military courts within their competence are intended to do the following, with the exception of... .

1. to handle cases as trial courts

2. to exercise cassational reviews

3. to supervise over activities of the general courts

4. to exercise supervisory powers

7. What disputes does the Supreme Court of Arbitration solve?

1. political

2. economic

3. family disputes

4. marine