Read and Speak. Круглова М.В. - 75 стр.

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The President’s administration consists of political, military and economic

counselors and their staffs, advisory committees, and numerous functional

departments. They are responsible for developing and implementing a general

political and economic strategy.

The Federal government of the Russian Federation consists of the Federal

Executive Government, the Ministers, State Committees, and other government

agencies. The Government is appointed by the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister, or the chairman of the Federal Executive Government, is

nominated by the President. The nominee may take office only after approval by

Parliament but before that happens he may carry out his duties as an acting Prime

Minister for a certain period of time. If Parliament refuses to approve the nominee or

demands the resignation of the cabinet, the President may dissolve the Parliament and

call for new elections. The Prime Minister currently has three first deputy prime

ministers and five deputy prime ministers appointed by him in agreement with

Parliament and the President. The Prime Minister has a large staff - called the

Executive administration of the Prime Minister - which is responsible for the

development and implementation of economic reforms. Functional departments of

the administration are responsible for different sectors of the economy and industries.

These officials are in charge of creating and administrating programs for each

industry.

From «Investment guide for the Russian Federation»

I. Give your impressions of:

1. the President’s administration; 2. the Security Council; 3. the federal

government; 4. the prime minister’s staff.

II. Think and answer.

1. What’s the President responsible for?

2. What does the federal government consists of?

3. How is the prime minister appointed?

4. What are the main functions of the Executive Administration of the prime

minister?