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Notes
1. statehood – державність
2. government – уряд, держава, влада, управління
3. constitution in force – чинна конституція
4. draft – проект
5. to bind – зв'язати, об'єднати
6. to issue a call – звернутися з закликом
7. to amend – вносити поправки
8. to push aside – відкинути
9. blessings – благословення
10. posterity – нащадки
11. neither...nor – ні...нi

Task 9. Fill in the blanks, using suitable word or word combination
mentioned above.
model; statehood; debate; delegates; independence; constitution;
Founding Fathers; experience; a draft document; the legislative body; the
outstanding leaders.

1. The basis of the American... and the supreme law of the
land is the...
2. The American Constitution has served as the ... for a
number оf other constitutions around the world.
3. After intense ... and six years of ...with an earlier federal
union ... emerged in 1787.
4. In 1776 the 17 British colonies declared their... from
England.
5. In February 1787 the Continental Congress... of the
republic issued a call for the states to send ...to Philadelphia.
6. The 55 delegates who drafted the Constitution, included
most of the ...or... of the new nation.

Task 10. Translate words and word combinations into Ukrainian.
The basis of statehood; supreme law; central instrument of
government; evolution of governmental institutions; more centralized
form of government; individual freedom; Articles of Confederation and
Perpetual Union; the Continental Congress; Constitutional or Federal
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