D. Match the words from A with their synonyms from B.
| A | В |
| integrity, entire, administration, bicameral; supervise, stability, interaction, equal, sovereignty, term, ensure, accountable, implement, domestic | identical, management, independence, period, cooperation, home, whole, responsible, guarantee, unity, effectuate, control, two-chamber; steadiness |
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E. Match the words from A with their antonyms from B.
| A | В |
| justice, domestic, direct, establish, equal, stability, independent | instability, dependent, dissolve, injustice, indirect, foreign, unequal |
F. Match the words from the article with their definitions:
sovereign unitary appointment suffrage
deputy vote (n) citizen ballot
1) an elected member of parliament; 2) someone who has the right to live permanently in a particular country and has the right to the legal and social benefits of that country as well as legal obligations towards it; 3) controlled by a central government; 4) the fact of being given a new job; 5) the process of voting secretly to choose a candidate in an election or express an opinion about an issue; 6) a ... nation rules itself; 7) an occasion when people formally choose between two or more issues, people, etc. in an election; 8) the right to vote.
G. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the space in the same sentence.
1. Under current ..., factories must keep noise to a minimum. LEGISLATE
2. His ... as head of department has caused a lot of friction. APPOINT
3. Home visits by staff are an ... part of the service. INTEGRATE
4. The council is ... to the people who elected it. ACCOUNT
5. ... of these proposals could have disastrous financial consequences. IMPLEMENT
6. The President ensures the political and economic ... of the country. STABLE
7. The armed forces of the Republic of Belarus provide for an armed defense of the country's .... SOVEREIGN
H. Supply the sentences with required words. Change their grammatical forms if necessary.
| authority comprise | state suffrage | citizen elect | security appoint | body report (v) |
authority state citizen security body
comprise suffrage elect appoint report (v)
1. The final legal act that pronounced Belarus a new democratic ...in Eastern Europe was the new Constitution of the Republic of Belarus adopted by the Supreme Soviet on March 15, 1994. 2. She was a strong advocate of women's ... . 3. The information received is highly confidential and relates to national ... . 4. People aged 65 and over now ... nearly 20% of the population. 5. The foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Belarus enjoy rights and freedoms equal to those of the Belarusian ... . 6. He was ... as Chairman of the Council. 7. The councils of local deputies exercise local ... .
8. The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is a two-chamber representative and legislative ... of the Republic of Belarus.
9. He was ... to parliament by a large majority. 10. She ... directly to the chief executive.
7 7. Grammar Focus
A. Complete the sentences with the right prepositions.
1. The judicial power in the Republic of Belarus belongs ... the courts. 2. The Council of the Republic has the power to elect six judges ... the Constitutional Court. 3. All members of the committee are subordinate ... the chairman. 4. The major service industries should be accountable ... their customers. 5. Her term ... office ends in September. 6. The immediate command over the armed forces is exercised ... the Ministry of Defence of the Republic. 7. The accountants report ... the Deputy Financial Director. 8. The President of the Republic of Belaras is Commander-in-Chief ... the Armed Forces ... the Republic of Belarus.
B. Create passive sentences, using the prompts in the table below.
| Local authority | exercise | the Government |
| Economic courts | elect | the Supreme Economic |
| The President of the | vest | Court |
| Republic of Belarus | effectuate | councils of local deputies |
| The supreme control over | lead | for a term of five years |
| law execution | the Attorney General | |
| Management of the | ||
| country |
Diving Deeper
Think of 6 questions about the political portrait of the Republic of Belarus and write them down. Ask your group-mates to answer the questions.
Speaking
Tell your fellow-students what you consider obligatory to know about:
• the President's status, rights and duties;
• the structure of the Parliament;
• the judicial system in the Republic of Belarus.
Discussion
Compare the political portrait of the Republic of Belarus with that of Britain and the USA. Use:
— the expressions: in comparison with (compared to/with); to have quite a lot in common; to be fairly similar (in); to be quite different; different from; similar (to); resemble; differ; vary; to be more or less the same; both ... and ... are; neither of them is ... ;
— conjunctions of contrast: but, though, although, while, whereas;
— connectors of contrast: yet, however, nevertheless, but.
75. General Comprehension