Vocabulary Practice

Ex. 1. Read the words. Mind the stress.

'statute 'detail 'sanction co'mmittee pro'cedure

me'chanical con'vention phi'losopher de'bate

ideo'logical consti'tution poli'tician de'partment confi'dential

Ex. 2. Complete the list of derivatives. Use a dictionary if necessary.

Verb noun(agent) noun(concept)

to limit

to enforce

to protect

to adopt

to elect

to function

to compose

to administer

to form

to alter

to act

to operate operator operation

Ex. 3. Pair the words in column B with the ones from column A

A	B
senior ministerial single general changing special powerful supreme administrative similar changing national political changing	government affair document procedure structure condition authority law agreement office minister policy conditions event

Ex. 4. Decide which of the verbs you would use with the noun phrases you have identified in ex. 3

to attend, to have, to operate, to alter, to vest, to pass, to create, to adapt, to form, to be responsible for, to contain, to response, to appoint, to head

Ex. 5. Add adjectives to the following nouns to form noun phrases

individual, formal, national, general, constitutional, judicial, initiating, considerable, amending, delaying, local, political, general

Ex. 6. Match Russian and English equivalents.

изменять договор	a set of ground rules
приводить в действие	to reflect the national soul
проект закона	to alter the convention
откладывать закон	to vest with the legislative power
проводить частное и секретное судопроизводство	to put into effect
набор основных правил	to interpret laws
облекать законодательной властью	to apply laws
толковать закон	a draft law
делать (давать) детальное обсуждение	to give detailed consideration
координирование правительственных ведомств	to delay the law
отражать национальный дух	coordination of government departments
применять закон	to have private and confidential proceedings
назначать на должность	universal suffrage
распускать (парламент)	to abandon rights
злоупотреблять властью	to dismiss
приостанавливать, откладывать (сохранять)	to suspend
придерживаться интересов	abuse of power
всеобщее избирательное право	to retain interest
отказаться от прав	nominate

Ex. 7 Find English equivalents for:

абсолютное большинство; отклонить законопроект; выдвинуть законопроект; налогообложение; внести поправку в законопроект; обсуждать политические вопросы; королевская санкция; ассигновать деньги для нужд правительства; принять закон; обсуждать законопроект; подробно обсудить; направить законопроект на рассмотрение; отложить принятие законопроекта.

Ex. 8. Match a word with a proper definition.

constitution	a) established socially accepted practice;
monarch	b) the main law-making body, made up of the Queen, the lords and the elected representatives of the people;
custom	c) a change, made in or suggested for a rule, law, statement;
authority	d) a fact to be considered when making a decision;
parliament	e) the most important ministers of the government, who meet as a group to make decisions or to advise the head of the government;
sessions	f) the power or right to control and command;
prorogation	g) to establish;
amendments	h) the people who rule;
consideration	i) the body of laws and principles according to which a country is governed;
the Cabinet	j) to put off until later;
government	k) a ruler of a state who has a right by birth to the office or title, and doesn’t have to be elected;
the Prime Minister	l) a body of people of high rank in politics and public life who may advise the king or queen on certain State affairs;
constitute	m) a formal meeting of a law-making body or court;
delay	n) to bring to an end a regular set of meetings until the members return on a stated day to continue unfinished business;
the Privy Council	o) first in rank or importance; chief;

Ex. 9. Write as many words and expressions as you can. Use the vocabulary of the Unit.

Parlament	Monarchy	Government	Legislation
House of Lords	the Queen reigns but does not rule		Bill to be amended by

Ex. 10. All the words in the box are used in the text to refer to law and laws.

a) Look at each word in context and try to decide its exact use or uses.

Which terms are similar or equivalent?

Which words are quite different from all the other?

Law	practice	Act of Parlament
Convention	provision	Legal enactment
rule	bill	Statute law
	legislation

2. Complete the passage below by choosing the best word from the box for each blank space. Do not use any word more than once. Choose the singular or plural form and the article a or an as appropriate.