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             Exercises to the text «Sovereignty»

      I. Find the following words and phrases in the text, translate them and
learn them by heart:
     sovereignty, challenge, contemporary, recognition,
constitutional arrangements, domestic structures, to influence, to
threaten, disputed territories, national borders, universal standards.
      II. Find English equivalents of the following in the text:
     ñóâåðåíèòåò; àâòîíîìíîå, íåçàâèñèìîå îáðàçîâàíèå; âà-
ëþòíûå ñîþçû; îøèáî÷íî èíòåðïðåòèðóþò èñòîðèþ; íàöèî-
íàëüíîå ãîñóäàðñòâî; èíñòèíêò âûæèâàíèÿ; ïðîáëåìà ãëîáàëè-
çàöèè; ñîâðåìåííûå íàáëþäàòåëè; òðàäèöèîííûå íîðìû ñóâå-
ðåíèòåòà âñåãäà îñïàðèâàëèñü; âíåøíåå âëèÿíèå; êîíñòèòóöè-
îííàÿ îðãàíèçàöèÿ; íåïðèÿòèå åâðî; âíóòðèãîñóäàðñòâåííûå
ñòðóêòóðû; ìåæäóíàðîäíîå ïðèçíàíèå; âåëèêèå äåðæàâû, óã-
ðîæàþùèå ÿäåðíûì îðóæèåì; ñïîðíûå òåððèòîðèè; ðàçìûâà-
íèå ãîñóäàðñòâåííûõ ãðàíèö; çëîóïîòðåáëÿþò ñâîåé âëàñòüþ;
âûäâèæåíèå åäèíûõ ñòàíäàðòîâ.
      III. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or phrase from those given
below: challenges (n), domestic affairs, sovereignty, challenges (v), threatens.
      1. The declaration proclaimed the full ... of the republic.
2. Destruction of environment is one of the most serious ... . 3. She
doesn’t like it when anyone ... her authority. 4. Most of the Ministries
in the Cabinet deal with ... . 5. Pollution of air and water ... wildlife.
      IV. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
     1. Ìíîãèå ãîñóäàðñòâà â ìèðå â ÕÕ â. ïðîâîçãëàñèëè î ñâî-
åì ñóâåðåíèòåòå. 2. Ìîçàìáèê ñòàë íåçàâèñèìûì â 1975 ã. 3. Ýòè
ñòàíäàðòû ÿâëÿþòñÿ âñåîáùèìè â ñîâðåìåííîì ìèðå. 4. Ïðî-
áëåìà ñïîðíûõ òåððèòîðèé ìåæäó Ðîññèåé è ßïîíèåé ïîÿâè-
ëàñü ïîñëå Âòîðîé ìèðîâîé âîéíû. 5. Ïîñëå ìèðîâûõ âîéí òðóä-
íî îïðåäåëÿòü íàöèîíàëüíûå ãðàíèöû.
      V. State if the sentences are true to fact.
      1. The idea of sovereignty is threatened by global organizations,
monetary unions, CNN and the Internet. 2. The nation-state hasn’t
adapted to the challenge of globalization. 3. The policies of weak
states have always been influenced by stronger nations. 4. After World

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