The Constitution of the USA

Read the text. Translate the text. 1. 2. The Constitution of the United States. representative- представитель, уполномоченный to carry on – совершать, продолжать to decline-отказываться as liberty- свободно, по своему выбору to carry out-осуществлять, выполнять The Constitution is not a long document, but it is a very important one, and it remains to this day the foundation of the government of the United States. The Constitution is a set of principles. It describes the methods by which the machinery of government will be run. The most general principle underlying the Constitution for the government of the United States is that this government will be representative. This means that though the United States is governed by the people, it is not governed by the people directly. The people of the United States do not come together in one place and say that exactly this will be done or that will be done. Such a procedure would be impracticable. There are too many people for such a meeting, they live too far and they are busy to be able to attend meetings as often and as long as would be necessary. To avoid these inconveniences, the work of government is done by representatives. The people choose certain persons to represent them, to stand in their places and to do what they themselves would do if they could meet together for the purpose of carrying on the business of government. Since the people choose these representatives, the government is a government of the people. If the representatives refuse to do what the people wish, the people may decline to choose these representatives again and are at liberty to choose other representatives who will carry out more fully the wishes of the people. 3. Sentence match. Match the parts of the sentences. The Constitution is not                                    decline to choose representatives again. The Constitution is                                           a long document. The most general principle is that                   would be impracticable. Such a procedure                                           this government will be representative. The work of government                                 a set of principles. The people may                                              is done by representatives. The people choose certain persons               to represent them. Gap Fill: Put the words into the correct spaces. 4. The Constitution of the United States. Decline, government, choose, to represent, set, representative, directly, Inconveniences, procedure, Constitution. The ______________is not a long document, but it is a very important one, and it remains to this day the foundation of the ________________of the United States. The Constitution is a ____of principles. It describes the methods by which the machinery of government will be run. The most general principle underlying the Constitution for the government of the United States is that this government will be_______________. This means that though the United States is governed by the people, it is not governed by the people________. The people of the United States do not come together in one place and say that exactly this will be done or that will be done. Such a ____________would be impracticable. There are too many people for such a meeting, they live too far and they are busy to be able to attend meetings as often and as long as would be necessary. To avoid these_____________, the work of government is done by representatives. The people choose certain persons to ___________them, to stand in their places and to do what they themselves would do if they could meet together for the purpose of carrying on the business of government. Since the people __________these representatives, the government is a government of the people. If the representatives refuse to do what the people wish, the people may ___________to choose these representatives again and are at liberty to choose other representatives who will carry out more fully the wishes of the people. Ответы к заданию 4. Constitution, government, set, representatives, directly, procedure, inconveniences, represent, choose, decline.