1. Match the word / word combination and its definition. a republic A a federation B the executive (executive branch) C the legislature (legislative branch) D the judiciary (judicial branch) E checks and balances F a constitution G 1. the part of government that makes and changes laws; 2. a political system in which no single part of a government can become too powerful, because it needs the agreement of the other parts for its actions to be legal; 3. a set of basic laws or principles for a country that describe the rights and duties of its citizens and the way in which it is governed. 4. a country that is ruled by a president or other leader that people vote for, rather than by a king or queen; 5. the branch of a government responsible for putting plans, actions, or laws into effect; 6. a country made up of individual states with the power to make their own decisions, but with a national government; 7. the part of government that consists of all the judges and courts in a country.

Сопоставление определений и терминов:

• a republic A - 4. a country that is ruled by a president or other leader that people vote for, rather than by a king or queen;
• a federation B - 6. a country made up of individual states with the power to make their own decisions, but with a national government;
• the executive (executive branch) C - 5. the branch of a government responsible for putting plans, actions, or laws into effect;
• the legislature (legislative branch) D - 1. the part of government that makes and changes laws;
• the judiciary (judicial branch) E - 7. the part of government that consists of all the judges and courts in a country.
• checks and balances F - 2. a political system in which no single part of a government can become too powerful, because it needs the agreement of the other parts for its actions to be legal;
• a constitution G - 3. a set of basic laws or principles for a country that describe the rights and duties of its citizens and the way in which it is governed.

Ответ: A-4, B-6, C-5, D-1, E-7, F-2, G-3