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    Unit 7 discusses local government in the USA. It describes the three levels of government: federal, state, and local. The local level includes county governments, which deal with education and housing, and municipal governments, which oversee police, fire, transportation, and parks in cities and towns. Unit 8 discusses the UK election system and political parties. Members of Parliament are elected by voters in 650 constituencies. The party with the most MPs forms the government, and their leader becomes Prime Minister. The major political parties discussed are the Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, Labour Party, and Green Party.

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    Unit 7 discusses local government in the USA. It describes the three levels of government: federal, state, and local. The local level includes county governments, which deal with education and housing, and municipal governments, which oversee police, fire, transportation, and parks in cities and towns. Unit 8 discusses the UK election system and political parties. Members of Parliament are elected by voters in 650 constituencies. The party with the most MPs forms the government, and their leader becomes Prime Minister. The major political parties discussed are the Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats, Labour Party, and Green Party.

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    Unit 7 – Local Government in the USA

    USA Government:
    1.Federal government (the Senate; the House of Representatives) – oversees
    issues affecting the entire country
    2. State government – an entire state
    3. Local government – smaller areas within a state:
    3.1. county government – a county/ borough/parish (deals with education and
    housing)
    3.2. municipal government – a town/ a city (police, fire, public transportation;
    park and recreation departments)
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    well-tended – taken good care of, served well
    to tend – 1. to exhibit an inclination/tendency 2.to serve; to pay attention –
    грижа се за
    trash (Am.E.) = rubbish
    to oversee – to watch over, to inspect, to examine, to survey
    a grant – money given formally to sb
    to impose (taxes) – to establish by authority – налагам (данъци)
    to take pride in (sth) – to be proud of
    recreation – refreshment of strength/spirits after work – развлечение,
    забавление, почивка
    outcry – a vehement protest; a loud cry
    (bus) fare – the price charged to transport a person
    Unit 8 – The UK Election System and Political Parties

    650 constituencies – voters choose a candidate from a political party to become a


    MP
    The political party with the most MPs forms a government; the leader of the party
    – a prime minister
    Political parties:
    1.The Conservative party (1834)
    2.The Liberal Democrats (1988)
    3.The Labour party (1900)
    4. The Green party (the newest one)

    The US election System and Political Parties

    State elections – local representatives


    Presidential elections
    Parties:
    1.The Republican Party (1854) (conservative)
    2.Democratic party (1828) (liberal)
    mainstream – a prevailing current/ direction of activity
    to emerge – to rise / to appear from an unknown place; to become known
    conception – 1. beginning (начало) 2. the process of becoming pregnant
    (зачатие) 3. схващане, разбиране, идея, замисъл
    to conceive – 1. to become pregnant (зачевам) 2. to imagine (кроя, измислям) 3.
    to understand (възприемам)
    to abolish – to end officially (премахвам със закон)
    abolition (of slavery) – officially ending sth

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