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Common Law crimes were divided into two classes: felony (the
more serious) and misdemeanor (less grave). All felonies were punishable
with death. As public opinion cried out against such cruelty capital
punishment was abolished for hundreds of offences, and in 1965 it was
abolished altogether.

Task 3. Answer the following questions.
1. What are the two main roots of law in the Western World?
2. When was the capital punishment abolished altogether?
3. Where did the English Common Law spring forth?
4. Which countries took strong dozes of Roman Law?
5. Who influenced the English Law greatly in the XI-th century?
6. What court system does English owe to Henry II?
7. What was the jury in its early form?
8. When was the Court of Chancery established?
9. Did the Court of Chancery deal with criminal or civil matters?
10. When was the fusion of the courts achieved?
11. What is the Highest Court of England?
12. What classes were Common Law crimes divided into?
13. When was the Statute of Westminster II adopted?

Task 4. Pick out from the text all the word combinations with the
following words and give their Ukrainian equivalents.
Law, court, division, punishment, system, trial.

Task 5. Complete the following expressions choosing a suitable
preposition; find the best way of expressing them in Ukrainian.
1. arise … two roots
2. The English Common Law is native … Britain
3. men who were obliged … oath
4. Various acts tended … the fusion of the courts.
5. All felonies were punishable … death.
6. The Court of Chancery dealt … civil matters in Equity.
7. The trial … jury became compulsory.
8. Public opinion cried out … cruelty.

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