Тест 1
The … system is a legal system for making democratic choices
The legal system includes rules, procedures, and institutions by which public … and private endeavors can be carried out through legitimate means
The common law includes both substantive rules, such as the offence of robbery, and procedural ones, such as court procedure rules derived from the … jurisdiction of the court
The original penalties for … were replaced by statutes such as the Homicide Act 1957
The common law’s most distinguishing hallmark is reliance on a system of case … not restricted to judicial decisions generated within any single jurisdiction
Arrange the historical documents chronologically:
Match the types of law with examples:
Nowadays legal scholars distinguish two vast areas of law. They are Public and Private law. What is the difference between these areas?
Тест 2
During police academy training in the UK, recruits required to test on themselves …
In the USA police officers need … to make an arrest
The process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals is …
The career structure in the British police force provides working place ranging from … to sergeant, then through inspector and superintendent to chief constable
Many people think the terms “prison” and “jail” mean the same thing, but they actually refer to two very different aspects of the criminal … system
… are only used to hold inmates for a relatively short period of time, usually while they await their trial or sentencing
State … house offenders who have committed state crimes, such as assault, arson, robbery or homicide
Arrange the police officers according to their rank (start from the lowest rank):
Тест 3
MPs’ elections are called … elections
A … bill consists of the short and long titles and the names of up to 12 supporters
The English legal profession is divided into two branches: … and barristers
In the UK, there are four Inns of Court: Middle Temple, … Temple, Gray’s Inn and Lincoln’s Inn
Civil law guides … when people have suffered injury and financial loss caused by negligence
Match the words with their definitions:
Arrange the milestone documents chronologically:
Тест 4
Russia’s legislature is called the …
Each house elects a … to control the internal procedures of the house
The houses also form Parliamentary … and commissions to deal with particular types of issues
The … deals primarily with issues of concern to the subnational jurisdictions
The decision of the State Duma on advancing charges and the decision of the Council of the Federation on impeaching the … shall be adopted by two thirds of the votes of the total number of members of each chamber
The process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct is called …
A political party in Russia that managed to gather the largest portion of the popular vote and secured a constitutional majority in the State Duma is …
Arrange the commercial courts according to their hierarchy:
The legislative process constitutes one of the most important areas of attention of any country. Imagine you were asked by your foreign colleague to describe the way the laws are made in Russia. Below you can find several solutions. Find the correct description.
Итоговый тест
In the UK, MPs are elected every … years
Religions have much to say about right and wrong, but believers can sometimes be torn between the laws of their country and those of their …
Writ “…” is Latin for “you may have the body”
The purpose of … law is to regulate the relationship between States and, therefore, it is binding upon States
Match the types of law with examples:
Most counties in the United States are patrolled by a … department under the leadership of an elected official
Traditionally, members of the British police must gain a certain level of academic … at school and undergo a period of intensive training
A chief … is a police officer in charge of the police in a particular area
The International Criminal … investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community
The most evident and common agency that enforces the law in most of the countries of the world is the …
Match people to their descriptions:
Arrange the police officers according to their rank in the UK (start from the highest rank):
Arrange the police officers according to their rank in the UK (start from the lowest rank):
In the UK, the Commons is chaired by the …
The British Parliament – like that of larger countries – is …; it has two chambers
In the UK, there is no fixed number of members in the House of … and the number fluctuates because of deaths, retirements and new appointments
In the UK, since 1945, there has been the … Convention that the House of Lords will not oppose a measure that was specifically mentioned in the last election manifesto of the political party forming the Government
Some countries use a method of election called … representation which means that there is a reasonable correlation between the percentage of votes cast for a particular political party and the number of seats or representatives won by that party
Match the words with the definitions:
The State Commercial Courts in Russia are called …
The … of the Russian Federation is the highest judicial body for civil, criminal and administrative cases, cases for economic disputes and other cases
The … of the Russian Federation is a judicial body of constitutional review, which independently exercises judicial power by means of constitutional judicial proceedings
It is not correct that … belongs to the courts of the general jurisdiction
In Russia, the two chambers of the legislature also have the power to override a presidential … of legislation
The jurisdiction of the State Duma includes deciding the issue of confidence in the … of the Russian Federation
The … of the Russian Federation may take a decision on the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation
Match the words with the definitions:
Arrange the commercial courts in Russia according to their hierarchy (start from the lowest ones):
Arrange the courts in the UK according to their hierarchy (start from the lowest ones):
Компетентностный тест
Imagine your American friend decided to become a police officer in the USA. What steps should he make?
Read the following piece of the text about the USA: Senate Bill X has passed out of the Senate. Senators were happy with the way that it was drafted and did not amend it at all. It has gone through the committee review process in the House of Delegates. An amendment was made, and the Delegates agreed that the amendment made the bill much better, so they passed it out of the House. What may happen at this point?
According to Article 13 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation the principle of political pluralism is enshrined. What does it mean?
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