Exercise 3.3 Read the statements. Are they true or false? Correct the false ones

1. The highest judicial body of Ukraine – Supreme Court of USSR started since March 11, 1993.

2. The history of the activity of judicial bodies of Ukraine as well as the Supreme Court of Ukraine was a difficult one.

3. Previously the courts carried out functions determined by government but proclamation of the Ukrainian sovereign, legal democratic state has fundamentally changed the status of courts and judges.

4. To reform the judicial system and judicature – is a difficult and slow process particularly taking into account existing problems in the state.

5. The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the system of general courts and on this basis abolishes by its activity the law, right and justice prevalence in the society.

6. The Supreme Court of Ukraine consists of the Chairman, three Deputies of the Chairman, members of the Supreme Court and assessors.

7. The Constitution of Ukraine restricts the number of judges in the Supreme Court.

8. The Chairman of the Court and his deputies are elected to office by Plenary of the Supreme Court of Ukraine from among its judges for a five-year term by direct vote.

Exercise 3.4 Read the text again and complete the sentences using the information from the text:

1) Previously the courts carried out functions determined by ______.

2) The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the system of ______ courts.

3) The Supreme Court provides by its activity the law, right and justice ______ in the society.

4) _______ permanently elects judges of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

5) The Chairman of the Court and his deputies are elected to office for a five-year term by _______.

Exercise 3.5 Match the English term with its Ukrainian equivalent:

1) judicial body	a) суд загальної юрисдикції
2) general court	b) голова
3) judicature	c) верховенство права
4) law prevalence	d) заступник
5) justice	e) таємне голосування
6) secret vote	f) судовий орган
7) the Chairman	g) правосуддя
8) deputy	h) судочинство

Exercise 3.4 Make up sentences from the words:

1) /legal democratic / state/ and judges/ the status/ has fundamentally changed/ of courts/ the Ukrainian sovereign, /proclamation of.

2) /the number/ of judges/the Supreme Court/ in/ the Constitution of Ukraine/ restrict/ does not.

3) /permanently/ judges/ elects/ of Ukraine/ of the Supreme Court/ of Ukraine/ the Verkhovna Rada.

4) of the Court/ by secret ballot/ to office/ and dismissed/ form office/ the Chairman/ by the Plenary Assembly/ is elected.

5) to the Court/ appointments/ by/ are made/ and/ have / the parliament/ time limit/ no fixed.