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Pattern: If the Government helps new businesses the economy of
the country will grow fast.
If the two houses of Congress approve the bill the
President will sign it.
1. If the candidate of the party (win) the largest number of votes in a district he (be) the winner.
2. If there (be) a two-party system in the US two major parties (dominate) the American political scene.
3. If one party (dominate) national politics the other party (retain) much support at state and local levels.
4. If the parties (tend) to be similar they (support) the same political and economic goals.
5. If the parties (support) the same goals in politics and economics they (increase) the strength of the US economy.
Task 6
Underline the correct form of the verb (Active or Passive).
1. The US has developed / has been developed a two-party system.
2. The Democrats associate with / are associated with labour.
3. Elections are held / hold according to a single-member district system.
4. A single-member district system bases / is based on the principle of the “winner-take-all”.
5. Only one candidate is elected / elects to a given office.
6. When one party is dominated / dominates national politics, the other party is retained / retains much support at state and local levels.
7. The parties tend / are tended to be similar.
Task 7
Read the text again and find the answers to the following questions.
1. What are the leading parties in the USA?
2. What are the Democrats and the Republicans associated with?
3. What principle are elections in the US based on?
4. Does the political party with the most Senators and Representatives choose the US president? What does it mean?
5. Do the parties tend to be similar?
6. What do the Democrats and the Republicans support?
7. What do Democrats and Republicans propose?
8. What do these two parties believe in?
Task 8
Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. В США развита двухпартийная система.
2. Демократическая партия ассоциируется с рабочим классом. Партия республиканцев – с бизнесом и крупной промышленностью.
3. Выборы проводятся по одномандатной системе по принципу «победитель имеет все».
4. Президент может быть избран от одной партии, а большинство в Палате представителей или в Сенате от другой.
5. Равновесие между представителями от Демократической и Республиканской партий колеблется то в одну, то в другую стороны.
6. Демократы и Республиканцы предлагают различные средства в достижении политических и экономических целей.
7. Ни одна из партий не стремится подорвать основы американской экономики.
Task 9
Write what you have learned from the text about:
a) the Democrats;
b) the Republicans
Unit 5
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Task 1
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