Иностранный язык в профессиональной сфере - ответы на вопросы

According to Article 13 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation the principle of political pluralism is enshrined. What does it mean?
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• Pluralism as a political philosophy is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a political body, which is seen to permit the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions, and lifestyles. The ban is established on the recognition of any ideology as official. The freedom of political opinions and actions is proclaimed. The basis for the existence of a multi-party system in the country has been approved
• Pluralism as a political philosophy is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a political body, which is seen to permit the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions, and lifestyles. The rights and freedoms of man and citizen are recognized
• Pluralism as a political philosophy is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a political body, which is seen to permit the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions, and lifestyles. There is no state religion. The rights and freedoms of man and citizen are recognized
  

The duties of police officers include … (choose 3 correct answers)
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• highway patrol
• traffic enforcement
• patrol of small towns
• serve civil process

Intentions are mental states in which the agent commits themselves to a course of action. According to the Roman law, did the intention produce legal consequences?

Law of the Twelve Tables, Latin Lex XII Tabularum, the earliest written legislation of ancient Roman law, traditionally dated 451–450 BC. The Twelve Tables allegedly were written by 10 commissioners at the insistence of the plebeians, who felt their legal rights were hampered by the fact that court judgments were rendered according to unwritten custom preserved only within a small group of learned patricians. According to the Law of the Ten Tables, what was to be done to a person found guilty of giving false testimony?

Some of the different types of government include a direct democracy, a representative democracy, socialism, communism, a monarchy, an oligarchy, and an autocracy. What characterizes the Republican form of government established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation?

A 30-year-old man is arrested and detained by police officers on suspicion that he has stolen a car. He was seen by the neighbour, who says he went to the same school as him, and who reported it to the police. The police take the man to the local police station, where they intend to interrogate him about the suspected offence. Assess if he has a right to a lawyer and, if so, at what point in the process that right applies according to the RF laws.
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• He doesn’t have a right to a state lawyer. If he has money, he can have a private lawyer. He is allowed to remain silent until the lawyer arrives
• He has a right to a lawyer. If he has no lawyer of his own, he will be assigned a state lawyer. He is allowed to remain silent until the lawyer arrives
• He has a right to a lawyer. If he has no lawyer of his own, he will be assigned a state lawyer. He is to be interviewed at the moment when he comes to the police department even in the absence of his lawyer
  

Read the following piece of the text about the USA: Senate Bill X has passed out of the Senate. Senators were happy with the way that it was drafted and did not amend it at all. It has gone through the committee review process in the House of Delegates. An amendment was made, and the Delegates agreed that the amendment made the bill much better, so they passed it out of the House. What may happen at this point?
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• First, the House will report the passage of the bill to the Senate and request their concurrence in the amendments. Next, the Senate will vote on whether or not they agree with the changes that the House has made. If they do agree, the bill moves on to be signed into law by the Governor. At this point, the Senate is not allowed to request that the House recede from their amendments or withdraw the amendments that they passed. The House doesn’t vote on whether or not to recede from their amendment
• First, the House will report the passage of the bill to the Senate and request their concurrence in the amendments. The Senate may also request that the House recede from their amendments or withdraw the amendments that they passed. The House then votes on whether or not to recede from their amendment
• First, the House will report the passage of the bill to the Senate and request their concurrence in the amendments. Next, the Senate will vote on whether or not they agree with the changes that the House has made. If they do agree, the bill moves on to be signed into law by the Governor. At this point, the Senate may also request that the House recede from their amendments or withdraw the amendments that they passed. The House then votes on whether or not to recede from their amendment

Imagine your American friend decided to become a police officer in the USA. What steps should he make?
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• It’s a seven-step hiring process. The first step is an online questionnaire. After that you take the written test and once you pass it, you move to the next step. The third step is the polygraph, after which you are sent to the department interview and the medical interview. A background investigator will do an approximate three-month-long investigation where they look at every place you’ve ever lived, every employer that’s ever hired you, your references, your neighbours, your friends
• It’s a six-step hiring process. The first step is an online questionnaire. After that you take the written test and once you pass it, you move to the next step. The third step is the polygraph, after which you are sent to the department interview and the medical interview. They’ll study your social media accounts, everything that you can possibly think of, to make sure that we really know who we’re hiring
• It’s a five-step hiring process. The first step is an online questionnaire. After that you take the written test and once you pass it, you move to the next step. The third step is the polygraph, after which you are sent to the department interview and the medical interview
  

In the UK, every citizen aged 18 or over can vote once in the … in which they live
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In Russia, the two chambers of the legislature also have the power to override a presidential … of legislation
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• veto
• vote
• election
  

Law of the Twelve Tables, Latin Lex XII Tabularum, the earliest written legislation of ancient Roman law, traditionally dated 451–450 BC. The Twelve Tables allegedly were written by 10 commissioners at the insistence of the plebeians, who felt their legal rights were hampered by the fact that court judgments were rendered according to unwritten custom preserved only within a small group of learned patricians. According to the Law of the Ten Tables, what was to be done to a person found guilty of giving false testimony?
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• A person who had been found guilty of giving false witness shall be killed by his enemy
• A person who had been found guilty of giving false witness shall be sent to prison for 10 long years
• A person who had been found guilty of giving false witness shall be hurled down from the Tarpeian Rock
  

Arrange the milestone documents chronologically:
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1. The Bill of Rights (UK)
2. The European Convention on Human Rights
3. The Constitution of France
4. The Russian Federation Constitution
   

… law is the aspect of law which emanates from and has effect on members of a specific state
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• Municipal
• Local
• Interior
  

State … house offenders who have committed state crimes, such as assault, arson, robbery or homicide
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Don’t blame the previous government ___________ present troubles
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• for
• of
• in
• at

A … is a place for the purpose of imprisoning someone, typically someone who has been convicted of a minor offense or someone who is awaiting trial for the crime they are accused of having committed
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… law, also known as private law, regulates disputes between private individuals or entities
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A political party in Russia that managed to gather the largest portion of the popular vote and secured a constitutional majority in the State Duma is …
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The process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct is called …
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The Russian Civil Law system descended from Roman Law through Byzantine tradition and has much in common with the … civil code
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Arrange the milestone documents chronologically starting from last to first:
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1. The Universal Declaration on Human Rights
2. The Russian Federation Constitution
3. The Bill of Rights (UK)
4. The US Declaration of Independence
   

One of the most discussed powers of the police is the power to question or … persons suspected of crime
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• interview
• look for
• send off
  

Most counties in the United States are patrolled by a … department under the leadership of an elected official
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• sheriffs
• police
• constable’s
• state police
  

The Archbishop discusses the implications of some interpretations of Western … legal systems
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• holy
• secular
• religious

It is not correct that … belongs to the courts of the general jurisdiction
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• trial court
• mediation court
• court of cassation appeal
• court of supervisory appeal
  

​​​​A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. What is the difference in the legislative system of the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom?
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• The executive power is vested in the Federal Assembly. It consists of 2 chambers. The Upper Chamber is Council of Federation; the lower chamber is the State-Duma. A bill must be approved by both Chambers and signed by the president than it becomes a law. The President may veto the bill. The United Kingdom is not a constitutional monarchy. Britain is administered from the palace of Westminster in London. Parliament is made up of two chambers – the House of Commons and the House of Lords
• The legislative power is vested in the Federal Assembly. It consists of 2 chambers. The Upper Chamber is Council of Federation; the lower chamber is the State-Duma. A bill must be approved by both Chambers and signed by the president than it becomes a law. The President may veto the bill. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. Britain is administered from the palace of Westminster in London. Parliament is made up of two chambers – the House of Commons and the House of Lords
• The legislative power is vested in the Federal Assembly. It consists of 2 chambers. The Upper Chamber is Council of Federation; the lower chamber is the State-Duma. A bill must be approved by both Chambers and signed by the president than it becomes a law. The President may veto the bill. The United Kingdom is a federal republic. Britain is administered from the palace of Westminster in London. Parliament is made up of two chambers – the House of Commons and the House of Lords

Arrange the commercial courts in Russia according to their hierarchy (start from the lowest ones):
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1. The Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation
2. Commercial cassation courts
3. Commercial appellate courts
4. Commercial courts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation

In the UK, currently there is a … Government in power
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One unique feature of policing approach in Russia is the system of territorial … over citizens
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In Russia, … laws shall be adopted by the State Duma
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Solicitors can represent clients personally in the lower … and with specialist training are also able to … them in higher courts
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Trusts are now generally dealt with as part of the business of the … Division in the High Court
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Some countries use a method of election called … representation which means that there is a reasonable correlation between the percentage of votes cast for a particular political party and the number of seats or representatives won by that party
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Match the courts with their functions:
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• A. District courts
• B. Arbitration courts
• C. The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
• D. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
• E. handle most civil, criminal and administrative cases
• F. hear cases dealing with a wide matter of contractual issues, such as rights of ownership, contract changes, performance of obligations, etc.
• G. heads the system of courts of general jurisdiction and the system of commercial courts
• H. resolves cases regarding the constitutionality of normative legal acts of all levels

A 30-year-old man is arrested and detained by police officers on suspicion that he has stolen a car. He was seen by the neighbour, who says he went to the same school as him, and who reported it to the police. The police take the man to the local police station, where they intend to interrogate him about the suspected offence. Assess if he has a right to a lawyer and, if so, at what point in the process that right applies according to the RF laws.

Intentions are mental states in which the agent commits themselves to a course of action. According to the Roman law, did the intention produce legal consequences?
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• The basis for Roman law was the idea that the exact form, not the intention, of words or of actions produced legal consequences. Romans recognized that there are witnesses to actions and words, but not to intentions
• The basis for Roman law was the idea that the intention, not the form produced legal consequences. Romans recognized that there are witnesses to intentions as well as to actions and words
• The basis for Roman law was the idea that the intention, the words and the form produced legal consequences. Romans recognized that there are witnesses to intentions as well as to actions and words
  

Judges may be citizens of the Russian Federation over … years of age with a higher education in law
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Arrange the police officers according to their rank in the UK (start from the highest rank):
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1. Chief Constable
2. Chief Superintendent
3. Superintendent
4. Inspector
5. Constable

The … of the Russian Federation may take a decision on the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation
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In the UK, nowadays, almost all the members of House of Lords are life …
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Match the types of law with examples:
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• A. Acquisition and possession
• B. Land rights
• C. Procedure
• D. Public law
• E. when one makes a bond and a conveyance of property, as he has made formal declaration so let it be binding
• F. a man might gather up fruit that was falling down onto another man’s farm
• G. if anyone summons a man before the magistrate, he must go; if the man summoned does not go, let the one summoning him call the bystanders to witness and then take him by force
• H. putting to death of any man, whosoever he might be unconvicted is forbidden
  

Match the types of law with examples:
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• A. Sacred law
• B. Tort law
• C. Land rights
• D. Private law
• E. the women shall not tear their faces nor wail on account of the funeral
• F. the use of another person’s property without their permission
• G. let them keep the road in order; if they have not paved it, a man may drive his team where he likes
• H. one party files a suit claiming a breach of contract, the first question the judge must answer is whether a contract existed between the parties
  

The … of the Russian Federation is a judicial body of constitutional review, which independently exercises judicial power by means of constitutional judicial proceedings
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• Supreme Court
• Constitutional Court
• Administrative Court
  

The … is like the nervous system of a computer

The part of the legal system that relates to punishing people who break the law is called the … law
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Traditionally, members of the British police must gain a certain level of academic … at school and undergo a period of intensive training
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• qualifications
• certificates
• aptitude
  

Read the description below: They are members of a police department or law enforcement agency. They are responsible for investigating crimes and determining who the perpetrator was and why it happened. They interview witnesses and suspects. They write official reports using the information they have. Who it is about? Prove your point of view.
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• These are police investigators. They are members of law enforcement agencies and they are busy investigating crimes. They work for clients or individuals who pay them for their investigative services
• These are police detectives. They are members of law enforcement agencies and they are busy investigating crimes
• These are private advocates. They interview witnesses and suspects. They write official reports using the information they have
  

Imagine your American friend decided to become a police officer in the USA. What steps should he make?

Read the following piece of the text about the USA: Senate Bill X has passed out of the Senate. Senators were happy with the way that it was drafted and did not amend it at all. It has gone through the committee review process in the House of Delegates. An amendment was made, and the Delegates agreed that the amendment made the bill much better, so they passed it out of the House. What may happen at this point?

For acquisition of inheritance the successor has to…
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• to pay a tax on the inherited property
• to accept it
• to know about opening of inheritance

… is a typical responsibility of the county sheriffs office
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• Operating a jail
• Responding to calls in a municipality
• Talking to criminals in the criminal and civil process
  

Early Roman law was drawn from … and statutes, but later during the times of the empire, the emperors asserted their authority as the ultimate source of law
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• custom
• cases
• tales

A … is an order that serves as a specific type of authorization and is regarded as a writ issued by a competent officer that permits an otherwise illegal act that would violate individual rights
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Deputies of the … work full-time on their legislative duties; they are not allowed to serve simultaneously in local legislatures or hold Government positions
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• Parliament
• State Duma
• Federal Assembly
  

Short-term confinement, primarily used after a youth has been arrested, but before a court has determined the youth’s innocence or guilt, is called … detention _{Тип ответа: Текcтовый ответ}

Russia has passed legislation according to which police officers have the right to break into homes and cars without any …
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Many people think the terms “prison” and “jail” mean the same thing, but they actually refer to two very different aspects of the criminal … system
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The common law includes both substantive rules, such as the offence of robbery, and procedural ones, such as court procedure rules derived from the … jurisdiction of the court
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• inherent
• successive
• fundamental
  

Due to a court decision carried out.
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• confiscation
• nationalization
• requisition

Creditor’s consent to the translation by the debtor of his debt to other person.
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• it’s required in all cases
• isn’t required
• it’s required if other isn’t provided by the law

What are SUSE, Red Hat, Xandros?

• SUSE, Red Hat, Xandros are Windows variants.
• SUSE, Red Hat, Xandros are firms selling Linux
• SUSE, Red Hat, Xandros are applications for Linux
• SUSE, Red Hat, Xandros are Linux variants.

Верно ли следующее утверждение:
Word processing makes it harder to review and rewrite your documents.

• false
• true

What is ASCII?

• It is African Standard Code for Information Interchange.
• It is American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
• It is American Safety Code for Information Interchange.
• It is American Standard Code for Internet Interchange.

Укажите правильный перевод "привод жесткого диска"

• hard disk drive
• hard disk ware
• hard disk memory
• hard disk device

Укажите правильный перевод storage device:

• запоминающее устройство
• основная память
• оперативная память
• память
• внешняя память

IBM has never bundled mainframes with applications at a discount

• false
• true

Укажите правильный перевод Оперативное запоминающее устройство (ОЗУ), память со случайным доступом

• peripheral memory
• inner memory
• soft memory
• Random Access Memory

Укажите правильный перевод keyboard:

• веб-камера
• монитор
• кабель
• клавиатура

Укажите правильный перевод "компьютерная зависимость":

• computer bonding
• computer crime
• computer adherence
• computer addiction
• computer affection

Укажите правильный перевод "бродить по Интернету":

• surf the system
• ramble the Web
• surf the Web
• roam the Web
• surf the railway

Укажите правильный перевод Send e-mails:

• получать сообщения
• отправлять письмо
• получать письмо
• отправлять электронную почту
• получать электронную почту
• передавать сообщения

Укажите правильный перевод "ретушировать фотографии"

• process photos
• revise photos
• work up photos
• handle photos
• retouch photos
• elaborate photos

The reason for an office to go paperless is to eliminate the unnecessary paper use since the majority of clients and office workers are good with technology

• false
• true

Paperless office allows you to spend less time looking for papers lost in the shuffle.

• false
• true

Укажите правильный перевод "вспомогательная технология":

• tacky technology
• old-fashioned technology
• assistive technology
• unprogressive technology
• out-dated technology
• attached technology

Some of the different types of government include a direct democracy, a representative democracy, socialism, communism, a monarchy, an oligarchy, and an autocracy. What characterizes the Republican form of government established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation?
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• Work and health of people are protected. A guaranteed minimum wage is established. State support is provided for the family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood, the disabled and the elderly
• The highest authorities are elected or appointed for a fixed term. State pensions, allowances and other guarantees of social protection are established
• The head of state is elected by the people. The highest authorities are elected or appointed for a fixed term
  

Match the words with the definitions:
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• A. Judiciary
• B. Legislature
• C. Juror
• D. the branch of government which administers justice according to law
• E. an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city
• F. one of a group of persons sworn to deliver a verdict in a case submitted to them; member of a jury
  

In the UK, historically most members of the House of Lords have been what we called … peers
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The first Parliament of the UK was called together in …
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• 1530
• 1465
• 1160
• 1265

Arrange the courts in the UK according to their hierarchy (start from the lowest ones):
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1. Magistrates’ courts
2. Crown court
3. Court of Appeal
4. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court acts as a … court in cases where regulatory acts of the president of the Russian Federation, are challenged
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• trial
• commercial
• turned

Match people to their descriptions:
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• A. Pickpocket
• B. Thief
• C. Juvenile delinquent
• D. Intruder
• E. a thief who steals from people’s pockets in transit or in crowds
• F. somebody who steals
• G. a minor who commits a crime
• H. a person who enters a house or business illegally
  

In the UK, there is no fixed number of members in the House of … and the number fluctuates because of deaths, retirements and new appointments
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Special powers of the State Duma are enumerated in the …
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• Constitution
• Local acts
• Federal acts

A correctional facility for young offenders or delinquents, often under the supervision of a special court. is called … detention
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In the UK, since 1945, there has been the … Convention that the House of Lords will not oppose a measure that was specifically mentioned in the last election manifesto of the political party forming the Government
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The British Parliament – like that of larger countries – is …; it has two chambers
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… law is the area of the law that covers most civil suits in the UK
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Match the words with the definitions:
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• A. An amendment
• B. A bill
• C. A clause
• D. A debate
• E. a change to the wording of a Bill or a motion that is proposed by an MP or member of the House of Lords
• F. a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law
• G. part of a Bill
• H. a formal discussion of a specific proposal (motion) in the House of Commons or House of Lords
  

Match the words with their definitions:
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• A. Clerk
• B. Budget
• C. The Cabinet
• D. Frontbencher
• E. the senior permanent official of Parliament who advises on procedure and records the decisions of the house, and is the administrative head of the Parliament Secretariat
• F. a plan placed before Parliament each year showing what money the government expects to receive (revenue) and how the government wants to spend it (expenditure)
• G. the team of ministers in the Government who are chosen by the Prime Minister to lead on specific policy areas
• H. either a Government minister or an Opposition shadow spokesperson

In the UK, the Commons is chaired by the …
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• queen
• speaker
• chairman
  

Any criminal trial begins with the …
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• opening arguments of the defense attorney
• interviewing the witnesse
• selection of the jury
  

In the UK, … is considered the “upper chamber”
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• the House of Lords
• the House of Knights
• the House of Commons
• the Senate
  

Two bodies of the British Parliament are …
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• The Senate and the House of Representatives
• The House of Lords and the House of Commons
• The Legislative and Executive branches
• The House of Commoners and the House of Lords
  

The … deals primarily with issues of concern to the subnational jurisdictions
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• State Duma
• Federal Assembly
• Federation Council
  

The houses also form Parliamentary … and commissions to deal with particular types of issues
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• Chambers
• Committees
• Inner houses
  

Match the words with their definitions:
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• A. Session
• B. Term
• C. Direct tax
• D. Impeach
• E. the regular period of time during which a legislative body conducts business
• F. the specified length of time served by elected officials in their elected offices
• G. a tax that must be paid by the person on whom it is levied
• H. formal charge brought against a public official by the lower house in a legislative body

The Federation Council has less power than the …
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• State Duma
• Federal Assembly
• Federation Council
  

Each house elects a … to control the internal procedures of the house
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• speaker
• president
• chairman
  

The State Duma votes on the compromise …
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