Task 3. Translate into English

Осуществлять функции юриста/ Заңгер қызметін жүзеге асыру

Назначить Министра Юстиции / Әділет министрін тағайындау

Выборы президента / Президентті сайлау

Независимое государство / Тәуелсіз мемлекет

Обеспечить функционирование правительства / Үкімет қызметін қамтамасыз ету

Председатель Верховного Суда / Жоғарғы сот төрағасы

Государственная власть / Мемлекеттік билік

Состоять из двух палат / Екі палатадан тұру

Task 4. Describe political system of the USA using the diagrams below. What functions does each branch exercise?

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(В - 2 hours) Warming-up

1. How many branches are there in a political system?

2. What are its responsibilities?

3. What is the system of check and balances?

4. Does it exist in Kazakhstan legal system?

Task 1. Read the text about the system of check and balances in the USA. Does this system exist in Kazakhstan?

The U.S. Constitution establishes three branches for the federal government: executive, legislative and judicial. The three branches work together to help the country. Each branch has its own responsibilities and powers. No branch has more power than the others. They have balanced powers. Each branch has separate duties to check the powers of the other branches.

Congress has the power to make laws, but the President may veto any act of Congress. Congress, in its turn, can pass a law over a veto by two-thirds vote in each house. Congress can also refuse to provide funds requested by the President. The President can appoint important officials of his administration, but they must be approved by the Senate. The President also has the power to name all federal judges: they too must be approved by the Senate.

The system of checks and balances make compromise and consensus necessary. The system protect against extremes. It means, for example that new presidents cannot radically change government policies just as the wish. In the US, therefore, when people think of “the government”, they usually mean the whole system, that is, the Executive Branch and the President, Congress, and the courts.[7]