Exercises. 1. Find English equivalents in the text:

1. Find English equivalents in the text:

1. направлять американское общество

2. принять конституцию

3. вносить поправки (2 варианта)

4. свобода вероисповедания

5. гражданские права

6. лишить кого-то собственности

7. свидетель

8. неотъемлемая часть

9. отменить рабство

10. давать право голоса

11. находиться на посту (президента)

2. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary:

1. 27 amendments have been made ___ the Constitution of the USA.

2. The Executive branch is led ___ the President.

3. New Zealand was the first country to give vote ___ women.

4. According to the Fifth Amendment no person can be deprived ___ liberty __ due process of law.

5. How many articles does the US Constitution consist of?

3. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the main provisions of the US Constitution?

2. What is the Bill of Rights? Why is it important?

3. What are the most important amendments to the US Constitution?

Text 2: “The US Bill of Rights”

Task 1: read and translate the text

During the debates on the adoption of the Constitution, its opponents repeatedly charged that the Constitution as drafted would open the way to tyranny by the central government. Fresh in their minds was the memory of the British violation of civil rights before and during the Revolution. They demanded a "bill of rights" that would spell out the immunities of individual citizens.

The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, incorporated in 1791:

1 guarantees freedom of worship, of speech, of the press, of assembly, and to petition the government;

2 grants the right to keep and bear arms;

3 prohibits billeting of soldiers in private homes in peacetime;

4 forbids unreasonable search and seizure;

5 guarantees none be ‘deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law’ or compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself or herself;

6 grants the right to speedy trial, to call witnesses, and to have defence counsel;

7 grants the right to trial by jury of one's peers;

8 prevents the infliction of excessive bail or fines, or ‘cruel and unusual punishment’;

9, 10 provide a safeguard to the states and people for all rights not specifically delegated to the central government.