The Russian Federation. Акопян Л.Г. - 11 стр.

   9) What are the functions of the President?
  10) What are the executive and the judicial branches represented by?
   11) What are the official symbols of Russia?



      2.4 Find the endings to the following sentences
  1) Russian is …                               1) … a constitutional republic
  2) The national symbols of the Russian        2) … by the President
  Federation are …                              3) … three branches legislative,
  3) The Russian Federation is …                executive and judicial
  4) It is headed …                             4) … the executive branch, the
  5) The country government consist of …        government
  6) The President controls only …              5) … the official language of the state
  7) The legislative power belongs to …         6) … a white-blue-red banner and a
  8) The executive power is vested in …         double-headed eagle
  9) The Federal Assembly comprises …           7) … two chambers: the Council of
  10) The judicial power belongs to …           Federation and the State Duma
                                                8) … the government
                                                9) … the system of Courts
                                                10) …the Federal Assembly

      2.5 State if the following sentences correspond to the text. Correct them if
necessary
   1) Three branches of the federal government are checked and balanced by Speakers.
   2) All the laws are usually approved by both Chambers and signed by the President.
   3) After having been signed by the President the law becomes the bill.
   4) The government is headed by the Prime Minister.
   5) The Prime Minister may veto the bills, initiated in either of two Chambers. 11
   6) The first action of the Prime Minister on appointment is to form the Cabinet.
   7) The members of the Federal Government are elected by popular vote for a six-
      year period.



      2.6 Complete the sentences and speak about the state symbols of Russia
   1) The state symbol of Russia is …
   2) It has three horizontal stripes …
   3) The white stripe is the symbol of …
   4) The blue stripe symbolizes …
   5) The red stripe is the symbol of …
   6) The three-coloured banner replaced …
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