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The Russian Federation was set up by the Constitution of 1993. After its destruction in 1991, the Soviet Union was broken up into an independent Russia and 14 other new, sovereign[2] nations. The Russian Federation is a sovereign democratic presidential (or constitutional) republic.

The government consists of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. Each of them is checked and balanced by the President. The legislative power isvested in the Federal Assembly. It consists of the Federation Council (the upper house) and the State Duma (the lower house). The members of the State Duma are elected by the popular vote for a five-year period. The Federation Council is not elected. It is formed of the heads of the regions. Each Chamber (House). Legislature is initiated in the State Duma but to become a law, a bill must be approved by both the lover and the upper houses and signed by the President. The Executive power belongs to the Federal government headed by the Prime Minister. The judicial branch is represented by the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and regional courts.

The President is a head of state who is elected directly by the people for a six-year term.The President is involved in the work of all the three branches of power. The President is also a commander-in-chief of the armed forces. He makes treaties and enforces laws, appoints the prime minister and key judges. The President can override and in some cases even dissolve the bicameral national parliament, called as the Federal Assembly. The President has his administration, but it is not a part of the Federal Government.

КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТНО-ОРИЕНТИРОВАННЫЕ ЗАДАНИЯ

Задание 22.5*.

Используя материалы урока и план ниже, составьте сообщение по теме «Политическое устройство России».

Задание 22.6**.

Переведите афоризмы на русский язык. Выберите один из афоризмов и напишите небольшое (5-7 предложений) мини-сочинение, иллюстрирующее правдивость выбранного вами высказывания.

Задание 22.7***.

Прочтите перевод отрывка их знаменитого стихотворения Ф. И. Тютчева. Попробуйте составить собственный литературный (стихотворный) перевод одного из следующих четверостиший на русский язык и сравните его с оригинальным отрывком.

You will not grasp Her with your mind

Or cover with a common label,

For Russia is one of a kind –

Believe in Her, if you are able…

Don’t cover Russia with your mind,

Don’t use your norms for understanding:

It has its outstanding kind –

You must believe without fading.

ТЕСТОВЫЕ ЗАДАНИЯ

Вариант 1

Вариант 2

ЗАНЯТИЕ 23

Грамматика: имена прилагательные. Степени сравнения прилагательных

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ПРАКТИЧЕСКИЕ ЗАДАНИЯ

Задание 23.1.