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Task 6. Read the texts and make the written translation of the texts
into Ukrainian.

Systems of Government
Autocracies
In an autocracy, a single person or a small group holds all the
power. In Iran, Islamic religious leaders hold power; in others, it belongs
to the army. A dictator is someone whose word is law, like Hitler in Nazi
Germany.
Modern Democracies
Today, democracy usually means an elected government made up of
politicians voted into power every few years by all adults. Most
democracies have a written set of laws called a constitution setting out
how the government should be run. Britain does not have one. Some
democracies, like France, are republics. It means (hat the head of a slate is
not a king but an elected president. In the USA, the president is very much
in charge.
In other republics, however, the president is just a figurehead and
the country is run by a chancellor or prime minister. Britain, Spain and
many other democratic countries are still monarchies - that is they have a
king or a queen. But the monarch's powers are limited and the country is
run by a government led by a prime minister. The government is made up
from the party with majority of elected members.

Politics
People who stand for election are called politicians. Left-wing
politicians aim to change things, perhaps to make government more
democratic or to bring in socialist ideas. Right-wing politicians aim to
conserve or keep the system without changes, which is why they are called
conservatives. Usually politicians with similar views join a group called a

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