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clause, determining the intent and impact of the bills language. This is therefore often considered the most important step in the parliamentary process for researchers aiming to determine legislative intent. It is at this stage that amendments are made. If the Bill has been amended the Bill is reprinted before its next stage.committee stage is finished, the Bill returns to the floor of the House of Commons for its report stage, where the amended Bill can be debated and further amendments proposed. All MPs can suggest amendments to the Bill or new clauses (parts) they think should be added.stage is normally followed immediately by debate on the Bill's third reading. Committee stage is where detailed examination of the Bill takes place, clause by clause, determining the intent and impact of the bills language. Amendments (proposals for change) cannot be made to a Bill at third reading in the Commons.process in the House of Lords is very words to the process in the House of Commons. The bill will have a pro forma first reading, then a second reading. After the second reading the bill will normally be referred to a Committee of the Whole House. The bill then passes through a consideration stage and a third reading. In the House of Lords amendments may be made in the Committee of the Whole House, the consideration stage, and the third reading (this is different from the House of Commons where no amendments can be made in the third reading).the Bill started in the Commons it goes to the House of Lords for its first reading. If the Bill started in the Lords it returns to the House of Lords for consideration of any amendments the Commons has made. Both Houses must agree on the exact wording of the Bill. A Bill may go back and forth between each House (Ping Pong) until both Houses reach agreement.a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages in both Houses, it must have Royal Assent before it can become an Act of Parliament (law). Royal Assent is the Monarch's agreement to make the Bill into an Act and is a formality. When Royal Assent has been given to a Bill, the announcement is usually made in both Houses by the Lord Speaker in the Lords and the Speaker in the Commons.
1.Закончите предложения согласно содержанию текста и переведите их на русский язык.
1.The British Parliament consists of ____________________.
2.During the first reading the short title of the Bill __________
3.The second reading is the first opportunity _______________
.Committee stage is _______________________________.
5.Once committee stage is finished, the Bill returns to the floor of the House of Commons for its report stage, where __________________________.
.Report stage is followed by ________________________.
7.The process in the House of Lords is ________________.
.Royal Assent is _________________________________.
9.When Royal Assent has been given to a Bill, __________.
3. Просмотрите текст 3 и заполните таблицу, отражающую этапы принятия закона в Великобритании.
. Используя информацию из текстов 1, 2, 3, а также дополнительные источники заполните таблицу. Проанализируйте таблицу и сделайте вывод, что общего и в чем различия законодательного процесса в России, США и Великобритании
The Russian FederationThe United States of AmericaThe United KingdomThe legislative body and its structureMembers of each HouseRequirements for the members of both HousesWho can introduce the bill?The number of steps in the legislative processWho signs the bill?
. Работа в парах. Используя таблицу, задайте друг другу вопросы по каждому пункту. Сделайте совместную мини-презентацию темы.
6. РОЛЕВАЯ ИГРА We are making laws
Организация игры
.Все вместе предложите закон на рассмотрение (вы можете воспользоваться законами из Loony Laws или вспомнить реально существующий законопроект). Решите, кто инициирует законопроект.
. Выберите одного человека на роль Президента. Его задача: ознакомиться с законопроектом, предложить свои поправки, одобрить, подписать и огласить закон, или отклонить его (наложить вето). Обосновать свое решение.
. Остальную часть группы поделите на две подгруппы - Государственная Дума (большая часть группы) и Совет Федерации.
. Задача обеих палат: выбрать председателя и под его руководством осуществлять рассмотрение законопроекта и выносить решение о принятии или отклонении закона.
. Прежде чем вступать в игру, вспомните содержание текста 1, еще раз проанализируйте процесс принятия закона в России. Для удобства можно изобразить процесс схематично на доске или воспользоваться схемой из Упражнения 4. Четко сформулируйте последовательность действий в игре (какая палата должна обсуждать законопроект первой, что потом происходит с проектом, как может действовать каждая палата, когда в игру вступает президент и др.). Помните, что игра интересна только тогда, когда она четко организована.
UNIT 4. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
1.Подумайте и ответьте на вопросы:
Think of several bad things that a government could do to its citizens. Give examples.
How can citizens prevent a government from doing these things?
What is a constitution?
What basic principles are contained in a constitution?
Why is a constitution the supreme law of any country?
2. Прочитайте и переведите текст
TEXT 4. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATIONConstitution of the Russian Federation is Russia's supreme law, passed through a national vote. It contains the basic principles of the Russian constitutional system.Constitution:
defines the federative structure of the Russian Federation;
establishes the principles of sovereignty and independence of the Russian Federation;
defines the principle of separation of powers between legislative, executive and judicial branches;
establishes equality of ideologies and religions;
defines the Russian Federation as a secular state.
The Constitution of the Russian Federation defines the rights and freedoms of a human and a citizen, sets their priority when handling any questions, and proclaims the principle of equality before law and court. As for the federative structure, the Constitution contains the list of component units of the Russian Federation, covers the questions that are in the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation and those that are in the joint jurisdiction of federal and local authorities.articles are devoted to the bodies of federal power: the President of the Russian Federation, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the Russian Federation and also the judicial power of the Russian Federation. In these articles, the order and the terms of appointed and elected officials and the limits of their competence are defined according to the principle of separation of powers.the Constitution accepted on December 12, 1993 at the all-Russia referendum, full authority in the RF belongs to the President and bodies of legislative (two-chamber parliament - Federal Assembly), executive (Government of the Russian Federation) and the judicial authority, which work independently.President of the Russian Federation is the Head of the State; the duties of the President are listed, including his status of the Supreme Commander of the military forces of the Russian Federation. The Constitution also contains the text of the oath taken by the President of the Russian Federation when entering the post.Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (the Federation Council and the State Duma) represents the legislature. The order of electing representatives for these chambers, their competence, terms of office are provided by the Constitution.Government of the Russian Federation is the executive branch. The Constitution determines the extent of its jurisdiction and also defines the order and the terms of office of government officials.power is implemented by means of constitutional, civil, administrative, and criminal legal proceedings. The Constitution establishes the principles of independence, irremovability and immunity of judges, thus providing for objectiveness and impartiality of the court.system of courts of the Russian Federation consists of:
the Constit