Task 5. Complete the following expression choosing a suitable preposition; find the best way of expressing them in Ukrainian.

the house _____ origin	to be appointed ______ both Houses
to become a law ______ signature	the first reading ______ the bill
to be passed _______ amendments	a number ______ specific steps.
to iron ______ the differences	to be known _______ a pocket veto
to be sent ______ the President.	the process _______ indirect rejection

Task 6. Translate the following sentences and pay special attention to the underlined words or phrases.

1. The Senate usually allows unlimited debate on proposed legislation, whereas the House limits representatives to speaking for five minutes or less during a debate.

2. The Senate chamber is smaller and quieter than the House Chamber.

3. The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to approve treaties.

4. The chamber must approve, change or reject all committee amendments before conducting a final passage vote.

5. The legislative cycle is two years long. Within that two year cycle there are two kinds of legislative sessions: regular sessions and extraordinary or special sessions.

6. The Speaker of the Houses of Representatives and the majority leader decide what bill will reach the floor and when.

7. Scheduling of legislation is the job of the Majority leader.

8. Bills can be brought to the floor whenever a majority of the Senate chooses..

9. A quorum call is a vote to make sure that there are enough members present (218) to have a final vote. Is there is not a quorum, the House will adjourn or will send the Sergeant at Arms out to round up a missing members.

10. In the Senate 51 members must be present, however, Senate can conduct daily business without a quorum unless it is challenged by a point of order.

Task 7. Make the following sentences complete by translating the phrases in brackets.

1. The (процедури) for the singing and official (публікація) of the laws are clearly regulated in Article 94 of the (Конституція).

2. Within fifteen days of receiving the (закон), the President shall either (підписувати) this law or return it with substantiated (пропозиції) to Parliament for reconsideration.

3. If the law is not returned for reconsideration by the President within the stated period, it shall be treated as (схвалений) by the President and shall be signed and published.

4. If in the course of reconsideration, the law is (прийнятий) unchanged by Parliament by a (більшість) of at least two-thirds of its members, the President shall be (зобов’язаний) to sign and promulgate the law within ten days.

5. Members from each (палати) form a conference committee and meet to work out the differences.

6. Leaders of the House of Representatives have more (влади) than leaders in the Senate.

7. The main task of each house of Congress is the same – (видавати закони).

8. Washington has 49 legislative districts, each of which (обирає) a Senator and two Representatives.

9. The (право) to adopt laws in Ukraine belongs to the Verkhovna Rada.

10. The First Reading is the first time that a (законопроект) goes before the House itself.

Task 8. Read the sentences and match the highlighted words to their synonyms below.

Consent, a proposal, split, a bill, pass, debates, a nation, findings, consumes, set

1. Ukraine is seeking to become a country ruled by law.

2. Senators may debate a proposition for weeks or even months.

3. House discussions rarely last more than one day.

4. As in the House of Representative, any member of the Senate may introduce a legislative proposal.

5. Legislative business takes the largest share of the Senate’s time.

6. The Senate brings bills to the floor by unanimous approval.

7. The Speaker of the House may place time limits on committees.

8. Subcommittees report their results to the full committee.

9. If the House and Senate enact the same bill then it is sent to the President.

10. Bills may be referred to more than one committee and it may be divided so that parts are sent to different committees.

Task 9. Match the definitions of the following words.

1.Senate	a) a form or a draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made a law.
2. the House of Representative,	b) a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or of the lower house of a state legislature.
3. Speaker	c) a member of a Senate.
4. Senator	d) the presiding officer of a legislative assembly.
5. Representative	e) the national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Bill	f.) the upper house of the U.S. Congress, to which two members are elected from each state by popular vote for a six-year term.
7. Congress	g) the lower house of the U.S. Congress and of most state legislatures.