Sponsorn. -1 company etc. supporting a broadcast in return for advertising time. 2 person who introduces legislation. —v.be a sponsor for.  sponsorialadj. sponsorshipn.

winnowv. -1 make a list, group, or quantity smaller by getting rid of the things that you do not need or want.; examine to select desirable elements.

bespeakv.-1 engage in advance. 2 suggest or indicate.

swirl v. - move, flow, or carry along with a whirling motion.

garner v. - 1 collect. 2 store.

b) .Use the active vocabulary and terms and notions to complete the sentences:.

1. The tobacco ... is trying to change the no smoking laws.

2. The new ideas ... from several groups of people.

3. People who officially introduce or support a proposal for a new law are known as ... .

4. The political and administrative system ... the number of bills enacted to a minimum percentage of the introduced bills.

5. The efficiency of the committee's work ... careful planning.

6. "Must" bills generally ... the most attention in the calendar.

7. Political controversy usually ... around controversial bills.

8. There were some new strategies to ... the decision-making process.

9. Bills occupy a number of ... that roughly bespeak their possibilities for passage.

10. In the House of Representatives bills are introduced by depositing them in a ... ,provided for that purpose in the chamber.

Task IIa) Match the verbs on the left with their synonyms on the right:

b) Match the adjectives on the left with their antonyms on the right:

c) Make up sentences with the words on the left.

TASK IIIMake up sentences with the following phrases:

To introduce a bill; to submit budget bills; to filibuster a bill; to enact a bill; to deposit a bill; to sponsor a bill; a major bill; a “must” bill; to expedite a bill.

TASK IVIn which of the following meanings are the words used in the text?

1. provided – a) on condition that, b) arranged, c) stated by law.

2. winnow .– a)to make a list, group, or quantity smaller by getting rid of the things that you do not need or want, b) to blow the current of air through grain.

3. focus – a) to concentrate, b) to arrange the lens so that to obtain a clear picture.

4. calendar – a) a table of the division of years, b) a schedule of appointments, c) a list of bills.

5. deposit – a) to put money in a bank, b) to put smth down in a particular place.

6. treatment – a) a medical method of cure, b) entertainment, c) an act or behavior in a certain way.

7. variety – a) difference in quality, type, b) a form of theatre or TV, c) a particular type or sort.

TASK VAnswer the following questions:

1. How does a bill become a statute?

2. Who can suggest ideas for legislation?

3. Who is entitled to submit bills to the legislature?

4. Which kind of bill requires the participation of governors?

5. What kinds of bills are most likely to become a statute?

6. What is the procedure of introducing a bill in the House of Representatives? In the Senate?

7. What are the categories of bills?

8. What subjects do noncontroversial bills deal with?

9. Which bills do legislative bodies largely concentrate on? Why?

10. How are “must” bills resolved?

TASK VITranslate the following passage. Ask five questions:

The order of business in the Senate is simpler than that of the House. While the procedure of both bodies is basically founded on Jefferson’s Manual of Parliamentary Practice, the practices of the two bodies are at considerable variance. The order and privileged status of motions and the amending procedure of the two are at less variance than their method of calling up business. The business of the Senate (bills and resolutions) is not divided into classes as a basis for their consideration, nor are there calendar days set aside each month in the Senate for the consideration of particular bills and resolutions. The nature of bills has no effect on the order or time of their initial consideration.

The Senate is a continuing body as contrasted with the House. Two thirds of the Senators of an old Congress return to the subsequent new one without having to be re-elected, but all Representatives must stand for re-election every two years. Thus the manner and extent of organizing each new Senate have not been established under the influence of definite breaks between each Congress as has been the experience of the House, nor have the parliamentary rules of the Senate been equally subjected to alterations. Representatives re-adopt their old rules of procedure at the inception of each Congress, often with slight modification, while Senators have not given a general reaffirmation to their rules since 1789. The rules adopted by the Senate in the first Congresses have remained in force continuously, with the exceptions of particular additions or abolishments from time to time. Any such changes are made by amending the rules to meet new needs of the body. Changes have not been frequent, as demonstrated by the fact that a codification of the accumulated alterations has occurred on only a few different occasions.

TASK VIISpeak about

a) the procedure of the introduction of a bill.

b) the categories of bills.

TASK VIIIAgree or disagree with the following quotations:

1. No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

B. Disraeli.

2. Important principles may and must be flexible.

Abraham Lincoln.

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