American Administration.

The executive branch.

The president is the head of the FederalGovernment which decides international problems and deals with national matters.

The Vice President

The President’s Cabinet.The members of the Cabinet are the ten most important Departments, most of them are called “ Secretary”

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The legislative branch.

Congress

The SenateThe House of

Representatives

The judicial branch

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The Supreme Court

True or false

The USA is a presidential republic. The President is a member of the

American Parliament. The number of Representatives

from each state doesn’t depend on its population.

Congress is the executive branch.

True or false

Each house of Congress can introduce a new project.

The President is elected by Congress.

Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The House has 450 members.

State system of the Russian Federation

Under the Constitution adopted in 1991,

Russia is a Presidential Republic. The

government of the Russian Federative Republic consists of the legislative, executive and judicial branches, checked by the President.

The legislative powerThe legislative power

The Upper Chamberis the Council of

Federation

The Lower Chamber isthe State Duma

The executive branch

The executive power belongs to the Cabinet of Ministers, headed by the Prime Minister whose candidacy must be approved by the State Duma.

The judicial branch

An important role in the Russian state system plays the Constitutional Court. It may veto any federal law adopted by the Federal Assembly, or a decree issued by the president if the Court regards them contradictory to the Constitution.

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True or false

The Russian President is elected by the representatives

The President can dissolve the Duma. The President’s Administration is the part

of the Federal Government. The Duma makes laws.

True or false

The Federal Government represents the legislative branch of power.

The President appoints the head of the Federal Government, the Chairman of the Government.

The judicial power is exercised by the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and other courts.

To sum up the information about Russia’s state system, arrange a contest between two students’ teams. Each team chooses a question and answers it.

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