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Задание 1
* To render the verdict on smb/sth - Выносить вердикт
* Electoral college - Коллегия выборщиков
* Incumbent president - Действующий президент
* To take on smb - Сразиться с кем-л.
* Legislative elections - Выборы в законодательные органы
* Surge in turnout - Резкий рост явки (избирателей)
* To gerrymander an election - Фальсифицировать результаты выборов
* To rev up - Дать газу
* To run for/stand for election - Баллотироваться на выборах
* Caucus - Выдвижение кандидата
* Rousing speech - Воодушевляющая речь
* To begin in earnest - Начать всерьез
* To square off - Принять боевую стойку
Задание 2
1. His reward for his services was being nominated as a candidate in 1859 to the Ohio Senate as the eligible
member from Portage and Summit counties.
2. Then you'd get on the bus or subway and go to the polling place and cast a ballot.
3. The right of suffrage is confined by the constitution to adult male citizens who have resided in the state for
one year.
4. Although these governments hold elections, the contests were not competitive, as voters usually had only the
choice of voting for or against the official candidate.
5. He noted that at the same time there are no prerequisites for holding elections in Armenia.
6. Primary elections in the United States are elections in which the candidates for a particular office at federal,
state or local level are chosen by registered voters in a particular jurisdiction.
7. To be nominated as a candidate - you must complete the Candidate Nomination Paper (F0400). On the
nomination paper you will need the signatures and addresses of at least 25 eligible electors in the electoral
district you are running in.
8. Women may vote for all school officers and upon all questions relating solely to school matters, and are
eligible to any school office.
9. Federal President Johannes Rau will not stand for presidency elections 2004. He announced of his
peremptory decision to journalists at his residency on September 4.
10. He also said that he was not considering, running for president for publicity’s sake. I would never think to
come to lowa in order to use the state or the people of the state to raise my profile," he said.
11. He was nominated as a candidate for re-election after the lapse of a fortnight.
12. Some require that the voter shall be able to read and understand the ballot.
13. Sisi had on Thursday called for a heavy turnout/ pre-term elections, saying: "If (all Egyptians) vote and a
third say No, that would be a lot better than if half that number turn out and all of them say 'Yes'."
14. Low turnout marred Lebanon's first parliamentary poll in nine years, with voters seemingly unconvinced
that a new ballot - and system of voting - could shake up a political order that has remained beholden to regional
interests since the end of the civil war.
15. Voters will be able to cast ballots at 546 polling places. To find your assigned polling place, please go to
the Registrar of Voters' website. Polls are open from 7 a.m. through 8 p.m.
16. You may also cast a ballot in the Registrar of Voters office on Election Day between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
17. This service provides information about polling rules when observing procedures at polling places or the
central counting location.
18. The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, is expected to easily sweep the
elections since its only viable challenger, the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), was outlawed by court
order last year.
Задание 3
19. If the president vetoes a bill, the president's objections shall be considered by the Congress. Each house may
vote…to override the president's veto.
If 2/3 of each house agree…to override the president's veto the bill is enacted into law.
20. Developing countries should…guard against financial risks while boosting their immunity through reform.
21. Regarding…concurrent powers, the federal and state organs were given the following powers subject to
federal provisions.
22. First, they set the…senatorial term of office at six years even though the duration of a Congress is two
years.
23.Women also seemed keen…to stand for election.
24. The Chairperson has the casting vote in the event of a…tie
25. Meanwhile consultations would continue, during which every effort would be made to…work out a
compromise.
26. Those who continue…to usurp power must know that the international community is united in its refusal to
allow tyranny to prevail.
27. The slogan of justice should not be used as a pretext…to exert pressure and to blackmail States.
Задание 4
28. All these functions will rarely…discharge functions one organization or person.
29. It should be remembered that, from the latter part of the 3rd century, the leading bishops had generally been
trained in…secular learning.
30. In 1879 he was made…a hereditary member of the Upper House.
31. By convention, the Governor General will always…give royal assent to to a bill enacted by the Senate and
the House of Commons.
32. The French war indemnity enabled him to redeem a considerable portion of the state debt and…allocate
funds for certain taxes.
33. c. 24 that no other person has power to pardon or…remit sentence any treasons or felonies whatsoever.
34. Such decisions are outside the…remit of this committee.
35. The group has been given a…remit to examine ways of improving the local transport system.
36. Their wisdom, expertise and very good advice were instrumental in allowing me to
effectively…my…discharge functions of my remit as Chairman of this important body.
37….Litigious society, even small mishaps can result in large lawsuits
38. When questioned about the night of the murder, the suspect's memory was…dubious
39. Why are…contentious topics so often thrown together?
40. His…overbearing manner made him numerous enemies, and, after being imprisoned on the death of Julian,
he was put to death by Valens.
41. Go ahead, threaten to…withhold money from me.
42. We are now requiring all large construction companies to…allocate funds for to train people in other
occupations.
43. The World Bank and the European Commission have agreed to…allocate funds for for that purpose on a
pilot basis.
44. Globalization…free from the constraints of imposed by our national boundaries.
45.A…by-election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has
resigned or died.
46. In 1877 he fought a duel in which he killed his…adversary a rival journalist.
47.1 was still excessively…fastidious about everything I wrote.
48. Discords of public life, and his…scrupulous taste debarred him from all rude enjoyments.
49. Liverpool…outmaneuvered the 19-year-old France youth international but are seemingly happy to wait for
the player to develop in Ligue 1 before making an attempt to sign him, according to French radio station RMC.
50. The Turks, therefore, now possessed a huge numerical…preponderance in the theatre of war.
51. A boxing match is like a chess game, with fighters trying to outwit and… outmaneuver their opponent to
deliver the knockout blow.
Задание 5
1. Правительство Анголы планирует провести всеобщие выборы после завершения мирного процесса.
2. В ноябре 2005 года в стране будут проведены всеобщие выборы.
3. В результате несколько человек были вынуждены покинуть страну.
4. Для получения права на пенсионное обеспечение необходимо прожить в
Швеции
В прошлом году был проведен ряд исторически важных знаковых выборов в странах, где бушевали
конфликты минимум три года.
5. Цифры основаны на умеренной явке без 7,4 % сомневающихся избирателей.
6. Обращаясь к вопросу 2, он говорит, что борьба против коррупции является существенной проблемой.
7. Активное участие в борьбе с коррупцией принимают также организации гражданского общества.
8. Явка на выборы в муниципальные советы в 2011 году составляла 82,7%.
9. Это была самая низкая явка за всю историю политической жизни Исландии.
10. Предварительный подсчет данных последней переписи, проведенной в 2002 году, показал, что
численность населения Гайаны составляет 749000 человек.
11. В день выборов около 12,6 миллиона иракцев проголосовали на 2667 избирательных участках по
всей стране.
12. Рассмотрим выборы в Казахстане, где пять миллионов человек проголосовало в сентябре на выборах
в нижнюю палату парламента.
13. В 2013 году на региональных Выборах, в Волгограде набрала 5,04 % (9055 голосов) преодолев
пятипроцентный барьер, получив одно место в Волгоградской городской думе.
1. The Angolan government plans to hold general elections after the peace process is completed.
2. The country will hold general elections in November 2005.
3. As a result, several people have been forced to flee the country.
4. To qualify for pension support, one must have lived in Sweden
Last year saw a number of landmark elections in countries where conflicts have raged for at least three years.
5. The figures are based on a moderate turnout with no 7.4 per cent of doubtful voters.
6. Turning to question 2, he said that the fight against corruption was a significant issue.
7. Civil society organisations were also actively involved in the fight against corruption.
8. The turnout for the municipal council elections in 2011 had been 82.7 per cent.
9. This was the lowest turnout in Iceland's political history.
10. A preliminary count of the last census conducted in 2002 showed that Guyana had a population of 749,000.
11. On Election Day, some 12.6 million Iraqis voted in 2,667 polling stations across the country.
12. Consider elections in Kazakhstan, where five million people voted in September in elections for the lower
house of parliament.
13. In the 2013 regional elections, Volgograd scored 5.04 per cent (9,055 votes) to overcome the five per cent
threshold, winning one seat in the Volgograd City Duma.