The Supreme Court

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 411.

The Speaker

Vice-president

President

The House of the Representatives

The Senate

Congress

1. supreme legislative power;

2. the upper House;

3. the lower House;

4. vetoes bills refusing to sign them;

5. levies federal taxes;

6. appointed for life;

7. the head of the state and the government,

8. directly elected by the people;

9. puts foreign treaties into effect;

10. is composed of 100 members;

11. presides over the House of Representatives and conducts debates;

12. elected in two stages;

13. to overcome the veto, the bill must get a 2/3 majority in …

14. appoints Cabinet Members;

15. elected for a term of four years and can be reelected;

16. makes federal laws;

17. “a forgotten man of the American politics”;

18. declares war;

19. appoints diplomats;

20. makes amendments to the constitution;

21. consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices;

22. appoints federal judges;

23. presides over the Senate;

24. is composed of 450 members;

25. the commander-in-chief of the US Armed Forces;

26. takes the president's office, if the president is unable to finish his term;

27. determines whether congressional legislation or executive action violates the Constitution;

28. may bring charges against the President.

Task 2. Cover the following issues:

1) Point out two major principles of the US Constitution.

2) Explain the essence of “check and balance”.

3) How are changes in the life of society reflected in the US Constitution?

4) Explain the essence of the Bill of Rights.