Country Studies. Great Britain. Political System. Mid test

Match the parts of the sentences.

Match the words with the Russian translations.

Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the words given. 1. The Queen can't vote on the bills, she the bills. 2. The President can veto passed by Congress. 3. There are three main of power. 4. The President the Chairman of the Government.

The executive power belongs to ___.

British people vote for MPs every ___ years.

People who sit in the House of Lords are called ___.

How many ministers are there in the Cabinet?

The main colours of the House of Parliament are ___.

The legislative power in the UK belongs to ___.

There is ___ written constitution in Great Britain.

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets: gerund or infinitive. She tried to avoid ___ unnecessary mistakes. (MAKE)

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets: gerund or infinitive. The government urged their citizens ___ more waste. (RECYCLE)

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets: gerund or infinitive. Morris agreed ___ me with the project. (HELP)

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets: gerund or infinitive. We were all looking forward to ___ for the MPs. (VOTE)

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets: gerund or infinitive. Mary keeps ___ about her problems all the time. (TALK)

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets: gerund or infinitive. They suggested ___ by bus instead of by plane. (TRAVEL)

Write the correct form of the verb in brackets: gerund or infinitive. The suspect denied ___ said that in public. (HAVE)

Read the text and decide if the given statements are true or false. All British citizens over the age of 18 can vote in general elections. Some people think that young people in Britain are apathetic and don't care about politics. About 43% of 18- to 24-year-olds voted in the 2015 general election. The overall turnout is usually around 65% of the population. This is what some young people said about British politics. General elections are held approximately every five years. Will more young people decide to vote in the next election? We'll have to wait and see.