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Task 10. Topics for discussion.
1. Some facts on the foundation of the USA.
2. The structure of the Federal Government.
3. Speak on the role of the Congress of the USA.
4. The main functions of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
5. The Speaker and his important role in party policies.
6. The peculiarities of the presidency in the USA.
7. The main political parties of the USA.
8. Give short charectiristics of the three branches of power in the
USA

Supplementary tasks
Task 1. Read and translate the texts, answer the questions.

US Government
The government of the United States represents, serves, and protects
the American people at home and in foreign countries. From the nation's
capital in Washington, D.C, the U.S. government's activities and influence
reach every part of the world.
The three branches of the United States government - executive,
legislative, and judicial - are usually represented by the President,
Congress, and the Supreme Court. Generally speaking, the President
enforces the laws that Congress passes and the Supreme Court interprets
these laws if any question arises.
The United States government shares governmental powers with the
states under the federal system established by the United States
Constitution. The national governments of most other countries are unitary
(centralized). They have final authority in all matters, and grant only
limited powers to state and local government. Government in the United
States operates on three levels: national, state, and local. The federal
government in Washington cannot abolish the states or rearrange their
boundaries. It can exercise only powers that are delegated or implied by
the Constitution. The states execute powers reserved to them or not denied
them by the Constitution. In some areas, the federal and state governments
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