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1. The … is the highest appeal court in the English legal system.

a) Court of Appeal; b) House of Lords; c) Crown Court; d) County Court

2. There are restrictions on who may … a case in court.

a) drop; b) win; c) conduct; d) lose

3. Only the … can overturn a decision of the House of Lords.

a) government; b) monarch; c) Appelate Committee; d) High Court of Justice

4. … judges are appointed for life.

a) appellate; b) district; c) circuit; d) federal

5. The verdict of a jury … the trial.

a) opens; b) terminates; c) collapses; d) initiates

6. The function of the … is to determine the facts of the case at the trial.

a) plaintiff; b) judge; c) jury; d) witness

7. When a cause of action occurs, the … files a complaint with the court.

a) defendant; b) plaintiff; c) barrister; d) solicitor

8. The jury was unable to reach a … decision.

a) split; b) prompt; c) hasty; d) unanimous

9. The officers failed to advise the suspect that he had a right to have his … present.

a) attorney; b) witness; c) solicitor; d) jury

10. A policeman was sent to … the disappearance of some property from a hotel.

a) explore; b) investigate; c) discover; d) find out

 

                   

 

Complete the box by choosing the right preposition.

1. The state combats crime … the courts.

a) with; b) to; c) through; d) in

2. The prisoner was released … parole.

a) for; b) on; c) in; d) at

3. They have been accused … theft from a newsagent’s shop.

a) of; b) in; c) with; d) on

4. The thief was submitted … custody.

a) in; b) at; c) to; d) for

5. The state has many ways … making sure that sitizens obey the law.

a) of; b) in; c) for; d) on

6. The suspect was taken away … handcuffs.

a) with; b) to; c) for; d) in

           

 

9. Complete the box by choosing the appropriate modal verbs must, should,may, have to in the sentences below.

1. Appelants … petition for asking the Court to hear the appeal.

2. At age 70, a federal judge … go on ‘inactive status’ at full pay.

3. If you … go and deal with a crime in area like that, you … not go alone because it’s too dangerous.

4. Trial judges … almost immediately dismiss cases they deem to be frivolous.

5. The proceeding … be in an adversarial format.

6. You … take a partner and stay in radio contact all the time in case anything goes wrong.

 

           

 

Complete the box by putting the verbs in brackets into passive forms.

1. Criminal trials usually (hold) before a judge and jury.

2. Mr Brooks (sentence) for murder.

3. At the police station Peter (identify) by a witness as the man who had robbed the woman.

4. The sentence on the accussed (pass) this afternoon.

5. The jury always (advise) by the judge on the law relevant to the case.

6. After both sides of the case (hear), the boy (find) guilty.

7. When the jury reaches a just verdict it (announce) then in open court.

8. Sarah (charge) with the offence. She (keep) in custody now.

               

 

Variant - 5

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The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation

The Constitutional Court ensures that the laws and other normative acts passed or being considered by the supreme and local legislative branches are constitutional.The jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court is the observance over compliance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, acts of the Federation Council, of the State Duma, of the Russian Federation Government, Constitutions of Republics of the Russian Federation and a number of other normative legal acts. The Constitutional Court may rule on the legal matters when that is stipulated by the Federal Constitutional Law.

Among persons that may file their claims to the Constitutional Court are the President of the Russian Federation, the State Duma, one-fifth of the members of the Federation Council or deputies of the State Duma, the Government of the Russian Federation, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and the High Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation, the bodies of legislative and executive power of the subjects of the Russian Federation, individuals, groups of individuals and legal entities. The named persons may file their claims to the Constitutional Court in case their constitutional rights and freedoms were infringed by a law enforced or to be enforced in a particular legal case.

While filing a personal or joint complaint to the Constitutional Court one should keep in mind the following peculiarities of jurisdiction of this court: first, it must be law and not other legal acts that infringes or has infringed rights and freedoms of the plaintiff. Here the law is understood as federal constitutional laws, federal laws, constitutions and statutes of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Normative legal acts of Ministries are appealed against in courts of general jurisdiction; second, it must be constitutional and not other rights and freedoms that are infringed by the law; third, the law appealed against has enforced or is to be enforced in a particular legal case already considered or being considered by a court or other juridical body.

 



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