Вопрос № 867053 - Английский язык

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Legislative power in Russia is vested in the two chambers of the Federal Assembly. The bicameral Federal Assembly, made up of the State Duma and the Federation Council, adopts federal law, declares war, approves treaties, and has power of impeachment, by which it can remove the President. The Upper Chamber is the Federation Council; the Lower Chamber is the State Duma. Each chamber is headed by the Speaker. Legislature may be initiated in either of the two Chambers, but to become a law a bill must be approved by both Chambers and signed by the President. The President may veto the bill.

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1_______. The President’s term of office is four years, together with the Vice-President, elected for the same term. 2_______. The Cabinet advises the President on many matters and is composed of the heads of ten executive departments: Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Defense and others.
3_______. The Supreme Court may veto any law passed by the Congress if it contradicts the Constitution of the USA.
The USA is a federal union, and the President is the head of the federal government, which deals with international problems and national matters. But every state has its own constitution and state government headed by the congress and managing their local affairs. 4_______.

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“Let the punishment fit the crime” is more easily said than done. Punishment is any fine, confinement in jail or prison, or other penalty provided by the court. The purpose of punishment is not to remedy the wrong but rather to discipline the wrongdoer. Punishment should deter the wrongdoer and others from similar behavior in the future. The fact that many “career criminals” are arrested repeatedly indicates that the penal system is far from perfect.

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Many countries still have National Service, where all young men must join the army for some time. This practice has its origin in the Second World War, and was started to make sure that all citizens had enough knowledge of military matters in case such a war ever broke out again.
In the United States during the Vietnam War, many men broke the law by burning the letters ordering them to become soldiers, and some even left the country to avoid national service.
In some countries, such as Israel, women are also required to do national service. These women wear the same clothes, carry the same weapons and do the same jobs as the men. If our government keeps its promise, we will soon see women in our army. Many women who belong to feminist groups are trying to get the government to change direction on this law, because they believe that women should not be forced into a mail world.

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In my last year at school, I was asked if I would like to take part in the speech day ceremony, and talk about one of the projects I had been involved in during the year. I could turn my headmistress down, but was nervous about it. First I had to decide what to talk about, and find out exactly what made a good speech. I went to see one of my teachers and asked his advice. He told me to speak clearly and not too fast, to keep my hands still and to avoid staring at just one person in the audience. The following day I spent most of my evening going through my class projects and thinking about everything the teacher had said. Hours later, I made a decision about what to speak about and started to write my speech. I rewrote it five or six times until I was happy with it and read it to my parents. They made a few suggestions on how to improve it, and we finished what I would say. I practiced reading it aloud for a week and finally the big day arrived. I was quite calm about it, and when my name was read out by the headmistress, I was ready. The speech went perfectly, and everyone clapped when I had finished.

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October 23, 2008
1_______
I am writing in connection with my order for a mobile telephone (Nokia E51) which I made in your company two days ago. Today the telephone was brought to me by your messenger. On opening the parcel I found out that you had sent me the telephone of the wrong colour. 2_______
I would appreciate if you could correct your mistake and sent me the telephone which I ordered as quickly as possible. I am therefore returning the item for replacement.
3 _______
Yours faithfully,
4 _______