Exercise 1. Match the words with their explanations. 1. The State Duma 2. United Russia 3. A bill 4. The President 5. The Federal Assembly 6. The rouble 7. The Federation Council 8. The Prime Minister 9. Coat of arms 10. The national anthem a) lower house b) the head of state c) the Parliament of the Russian Federation d) a written proposal for a new law, which is brought before parliament e) the standard unit of money in Russia f) a set of pictures painted on a shield and used as the special sign of the state g) the chairman of the Government h) the main political party i) the official song of a nation that is sung or played on public occasions j) the Upper House