Exercises

Ex. 1. Translate the following words and word- combinations into Ukrainian:

law-based state, body of the state power, authority, legislative, judicial, executive, justice, court, judiciary, abide by, dwelling, law, lawfulness, incompetent, self-government, exercise, taxes and duties

Ex. 2. Match English and Ukrainian equivalents:

favourable вибирати

offence простягатись

body of the state power сприятливий

to elect орган державної влади

to stretch рабство

conscience поважати

slavery совicть

to respect недоторканicть

noninterference невтручання

inviolability правопорушення

Ex. 3. Use the following word- combinations in the sentences of your own:

under the constitution, to be adopted, to be elected, to be presented, to be administered, courts of general jurisdiction, small value claims, less serious offences, cases of exceptional importance

Ex. 4. Choose the synonyms from the box:

carry out supreme

tongue power

guarantee area

trial lawmaker

offence banner

Ex. 5. Write down the word- families of the following words:

to proclaim to elect

to develop to approve

to proceed to transfer

Ex. 6. Group the following words and word combinations into 3 logical groups:

Ex. 7. Translate the following sentences into Ukrainian:

1. The Constitution of Ukraine has 161 articles which are divided into 15 chapters.

2. Legislative authority is vested in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

3. Under the Constitution the Parliament has the right to override a presidential veto by two thirds majority.

Ex. 8. Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct form:

1. Ukraine (to be) a sovereign and independent, democratic, social, law-based state.

2. It (to have) its own territory, higher bodies of the state power, government and national symbols.

3. The Constitution of Ukraine (to be adopted) on the 28^th of June, 1996.

4. Ukraine’s total area (to equal) 603.700 sq. kms.

5. Our country (to be) the ancestral homeland for 11.8 million ethnic Ukrainians who now (to live) abroad.

Ex. 9. Complete the sentences:

Ex. 10. Guess the meaning of the international words used in the text:

constitution, parliament, deputy, academic, autonomy, document, national, democratic, territory, political, central, party, formation, integral, social, symbol, session, system, limit, conflict, cultural, neutral, dozen

Ex. 11. Tick the equivalents of the words used in the text:

political party

party

one of the sides in a legal agreement

a country

state

one of 50 states of the USA

to give legal authority

to сonstitute

to amount to

number of persons who have come together

session

a meeting of lawmakers

a person having executive duties

deputy

a member of legislative assembly

to give security

guarantee

to promise (without legal obligation)

Ex.12. Translate the word-families into Ukrainian:

to act - acting - action - actionable - actioned

to constitute - constitution - constitutional - constitutionally - constitutive

to execute - execution - executive - executor - executorial

to justify - justice - justiciary - justification - justifiable

to legislate - legislation - legislational - legislator - legislature

Ex. 13. Make up the sentences of your own with the following words and word-combinations:

Ex. 14. Translate the words from the box and complete the sentences:

1. _____ ______ is presented by the Cabinet of Ministers.

2. The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest _____ _____ of general jurisdiction.

3. The right of _______ ______ belongs to the President, National Deputies , the Cabinet of Ministers and the National Bank.

4. According to the Constitution _____ _____ in Ukraine is divided into the legislative, the executive and the judicial branches.

Ex. 15. Choose the word or word-combination to complete the sentences:

1. Justice in Ukraine is exercised entirely by ...

a. the Verkhovna Rada

b. courts

c. the Cabinet of Ministers

2. The ... is the highest judicial body of general jurisdiction in Ukraine.

a. Martial Court

b. Supreme Court

c. Arbitrage Court

3. The Verkhovna Rada’s main function is …

a. legal assistance

b. making and adopting laws

c. setting the principles of domestic and foreign police

Ex. 16. Answer the following questions:

1. What is the structure of the Ukrainian state system?

2. What kind of state is Ukraine?

3. What are the powers of the government?

4. What is the body of the legislative power in Ukraine?

5. What are the main functions of the Verkhovna Rada?

6. What is the highest body of the executive power?

7. What is the highest judicial body of general jurisdiction in our country?

Ex. 17. Translate into English:

1. Україна є суверенна i незалежна‚ демократична‚ соціальна , правова держава (стаття 1 Конституції України).

2. Державними символами України є Державний Прапор України‚ Державний Герб України і Державний Гімн України (стаття 20 Конституції України).

3. Єдиним органом законодавчої влади в Україні є парламент - Верховна Рада України (стаття 75 Конституції України).

4. Президент України є главою держави і виступає від її імені (стаття 102 Конституції України).

5. Кабінет Міністрів України є вищим органом у системі органів виконавчої влади (стаття 113 Конституції України).

6. Кожен громадянин України має право на освіту (стаття 53 Конституції України).

Ex. 18. Speak about Ukraine. Use information below.