Тема 6. Исполнительная ветвь власти США. Президент и его кабинет.

 

1.When was the American Constitution introduced?

a) 1788

b) 1787

c) 1789

d) 1888

e) 1780

2.Who realized the executive power in the USA?

а) the Congress

b) the Senate

c) the President

d) the House of Representatives

e) the Senate Committee

3. What happens in case of disagreement between the two houses?

а) they argue

b) they make debates

c) they consult the President

d) they consult the House of Representatives

e) they confer together

4. Who can veto the bill?

а) the Congress

b) the Senate

c) the President

d) the House of Representatives

e) the Senate Committee

5. How often are the elections held?

а) every four years

b) every five years

c) annually

d) once a year

e)) every six years

6. What houses does the USA Congress consist of?

а) the Senate and the Senate Committee

b) the Congress and the Senate Committee

c) the House of Lords and the House of Commons

d) the Senate and the House of Represe ntatives

e)) The Senate and the Congress

7. Where is the bill first introduced?

а) the Senate

b) the Congress

c) the House of Lords

d) the House of Representatives

e)) The Senate and the Congress

8. How can the bill still become the law despite President’s veto?

а) with 2/3 majority in the Senate

b) with 2/3 majority in the both Houses of the Congress

c) with 2/3 majority in the House of Lords

d) with 2/3 majority in the House of representatives

e)) with 2/3 majority in the Senate and the Congress

9. How many branches does the power consist of:

а) three

b) 2/3

c) one

d) two

e)) 2/3 majority

10. How many terms can the President hold position?

а) three

b) four

c) one

d) two

e)) five

11. What is the highest judicial organ of the USA?

а) the Senate

b) the Congress

c) the House of Lords

d) the House of Representatives

e)) The Supreme Court

12. How many district courts are there in the USA?

а) hundred

b) ninety

c) eighty

d) nine

e) hundred ninety

13). The President of the USA must be a resident of the country for _____ years.

а) ten

b) nine

c) eight

d) fourteen

e) fifteen

14). Who appoints the Federal judges, ambassadors to other countries.

а) the Congress

b) the Senate

c) the President

d) the House of Representatives

e) the Senate Committee

15). Most of the criminal cases are tried by _______.

а) the district courts

b) the Senate

c) the President

d) the House of Representatives

e) the Senate Committee

16). ___________ decides upon taxes and how money is spent.

а) the Congress

b) the Senate

c) the President

d) the House of Representatives

e) the Senate Committee

17). __________ can also declare war.

а) the Congre ss

b) the Senate

c) the President

d) the House of Representatives

e) the Senate Committee

18). Each ___________ is elected for six years.

а ) president

b) senator

c) the Senate

d) the House of Representatives

e) the Senate Committee

19). Each of the _________ states elects two senators.

а) fifty

b) ninety

c) eighty

d) nine

e) hundred

20). The district courts are ……….ones in the Federal court system.

a) lowest

b) highest

c) lower

d) the highest

e) the lowest

21). Most of the criminal and civil cases are tried by ……...

a) Crown court

b) the district courts

c) the Supreme court

d) -

e) the district and Supreme court

22). “ It ……... Switch on the headlights.”

a) rains

b) is raining

c) will rained

d) rained

e) -

23. Where …...…….from? – The court.

a) are you phoning

b) you are phoning

c) she is phoning

d) is phoning

e) you phone

24. 4. Who …..he …… now? – The smuggler.

a) is/ talking to

b) talking to/-

c) talking /is

d) -/talking to

e) does/talks

25. He often …… information about criminal rate.

a) collect

b) does collect

c) corrects

d) is collecting

e) collects

26. Can you phone back in 10 minutes? OK. I ….… in an hour.

a) will

b) will phone

c) am phoning

d) phoned

e) will phoned

27. How many times ……….. the exam in Administrative law?

a) did you pass

b) you have passed

c) you has passed

d) have you passed

e) you passes

28. ……. the bill …… the general debates?

a) have/passed

b) had/passed

c) will/ passes

d) has/passes

e) has/passed

29. Where …….they ……. the suspect already?

a) did/see

b) has/seen

c) have/seen

d) is /seen

e) was/seen

30. The police searched the room, but ……… anything.

a)-

b) did not find

c) did not found

d) does not find

e) is not find

31. - Tim has made many mistakes in his paper. – That’s a pity. I ……(explain) him.

a) will

b) am going

c) am going to

d) went

e) will to

32. The show …… at nine, so I…… at home by midnight.

a) starts/will be

b) started/will

c) will start /shall

d) is going to start/am

e) started /will

33. My favourite group……… next year.

a) graduate

b) will graduate

c) shall graduate

d) graduate from

e) graduates

34. My colleague has a birthday. She's cooked a lovely cake. We ……… celebrate it.

a) going to

b) is going to

c) are going to

d) to go

e) go

35. -My cases are terribly heavy. – O’K. ……. you a lift?

a) I shall give

b) I will give

c) Will I give

d) shall I give

e) Give

36. How often ….…Moscow? I …… two times already.

a) have you been in/ have been

b) have you been to/ have been

c) were you/was

d) you were/was

e) has been/have been

37. Has he decided how to save the money? – Yes, he …….. open an account with the bank.

a) was going to

b) open

c) will open

d) is going to

e) opens

38. What time the next bus…….. for the airport?

a) does the nest bus leave

b) does the next bus leaves

c) the next bus leaves

d) -

e) do the next bus leave

39. Look at the car! It ……… to crash.

a) going

b) is going to

c) is going

d) will go

e) will

40. How long ago ……… at the scene?

a) did you

b) were

c) was

d) is

e) have you been

Конгресс США.

 

1.Congress is ……....of the federal government.

а)Legislative power

b) -

c) legal

d) executive

e) law-making

2). There are ……. Senators, two from each state.

a) 56

b) 65

c) 100

d) 200

e)150

3) One third of the Senators are elected ……..for six-year terms of office.

a) every 4 years

b) every two years

c) every 3 years

d) -

e) every year

4. A senator must be at least ………old, a citizen of the United States for 9 years, and live in the state he or she represents.

a) 30 year

b) 30 years

c) 13 years

d) 31 years

e) 40 years

5. A senator must be a citizen of the United States for 9 years, and live in the state he or she…….

a) represent

b) present

c) presents

d) representative

e) represents

6. How many members does the House of Representatives have?

a) The House of Representatives have 435 members.

b) The House of Representatives don’t have 435 members.

c) The House of Representatives are 435 members.

d) The House of Representatives has 435 members.

e) -

7. The members of the House of Representatives are elected every ……..years.

a)four

b) two

c) too

d) to

e) five

8. A representative must be at least …… years old, a citizen for ……. years, and

live in the state.

a) 35/7

b)52/7

c) 45/8

d) 27/9

e) 25/7

9. The number of Representatives from each state ………its population.

a) depend on

b) depend upon

c) depended on

d) depends on

e) depending on

10. California, the state with the largest population,………...

a) have 45 Representatives

b) has 55 Representatives

c) has 45 Representatives

d) has 45 presentatives

e) -

11. There is no limit to the number of terms ……..may serve.

a) a Senator or a Representative

b) a Senator

c) a Representative

d) Congressman

e) congressmen

12. Congress makes all ……, and each house of Congress has the power ……...

a) - /to introduce legislation

b) laws/ to introduce legislation

c) law/ to introduce legislation

d) laws/ introduce legislation

e) laws/ legislation

13. Congress decides upon ……and how money……….

a) taxes/ are spent

b)taxes/ are spend

c) -

d) taxes/ is spent

e) taxes/ is spend

14. ………can also declare war.

a) The Congressmen

b) The Parliament

c) the House of Representatives

d) The Congress

e) -

15. The House of Representatives can charge the President with……...

a) criminal rate

b) a crime

c) a civil case

d) -

e) criminal

16. Congress regulates ……..among the states and with foreign countries.

a) commerce

b) legislation

c) bills

d) policy

e) internal affairs

17. Congress also sets rules for …….of foreign citizens.

a) commerce

b) trade

c) -

d) policy

e) the citizenship

18. We …….. bring this case to court last week.

a) can

b) could

c) could to

d) might to

e) may

19. I ……..come and see you next week.

a) can to

b) may to

c) shall

d) will

e) be able to

20. Who is she? I never ……… her before.

a) has never seen

b) never have seen

c) have never seen

d) -

e) b) never has seen

21. She …….a lot of stupid things in her life.

a) have done

b) is done

c) did

d) was done

e) has done

22. Kransodar University …… a new affiliate …….. year.

а) open/ last

b) opened/ last

c) is opening/ last

d) opens/ this

e) opened/ next

23. You … smoke here. It’s not allowed here.

a) mustn’t to

b) can’t

c) can’t to

d) may not

e) have

24. …….. you show me the way to the hotel, please?

a) Could

b) must

c) may

d) could to

e) -

25. He …….. a morning flight to San Francisco.

a) cought

b) caught

c) coght

d) -

e) cough

26. She …… a lot of books when she ……. at the University.

a) read, was

b) red, was

c) read, were

d) reading, was

e) readed,were

27. You ……… an ugly person.

a) was

b) have been

c) were

d) has been

e) -

28. …….. I take this document?

a). can to

b). may

c). must to

d)-

e) may to

29. Next week we … take part in the conference.

a) will be able to

b) were able to

c) are able to

d) can

e) could

30. She …….. drive well.

a) can

b) could

c) must to

d) was

e) have to

31. There ……. a bank robbery last week.

a) were

b) is

c) are

d) will be

e) was

32. The major of police ………her work at 6 p.m., but she…… later yesterday.

a) has finished/ finished

b) finishes/finishe d

c) is finished/ finished

d) was finished/ finishes

e) -

33. The policeman ……. his work, because his supervisor ……… him.

a) didn’t finished/called

b) don’t finish/call

c) doesn’t finish/ called

d) didn’t finish/ called

e) -

34. She ……… her case, but she…….. in the morning.

a) have lost/ has

b) has lost/ had

c) have lost/had

d) -

e) is lost/had

35. Laws tell people what they _____do and what they must not do.

a) must

b) has

c) will

d) would

e) is

36. A witness box is a place where a _____stands to give evidence in a court.

a) Law

b) witness

c) lawyer

d) detective

e) judge

37. Crimes are also divided into arrestable offences and ………offences.

a) arrest

b) arresting

c) arrested

d) non-arrestable

e) arrestable

38. Learning civil and criminal penalties is necessary to become a good lawyer,____?

a) wasn’t it?

b)was?

c) isn’t it?

d) would it?

e) will it?

39. My plan for future _____ working as a judge.

a) was

b) were

c) has

d) have

e) is

40. The place where the crime was committed is …….. of the crime.

a) the scene

b) the scenery

c) the sight

d) the city

e)the criminal