Scanning

Answer the following questions.

1. What was it necessary to do after the Revolutionary War?

2. What were the most disputable issues in the political life of the country?

3. Who was the federal Constitution drafted by?

4. When was the Articles of Confederation adopted?

5. Why were the sates given as much independence as possible?

6. What made the process of the adoption of the Articles complicated?

7. How did the stances of the smaller and larger states on the basic issues differ?

8. Why was the Articles called the ruling document of the nation?

9. In what way was the state structure arranged by the Articles of Confederation?

10. Was Congress limited in its powers?

11. What were the main functions of Congress?

12. Why did it become primordial to adopt the Constitution of the USA?

Speaking

Prepare the summary of the text using the following word combinations.

- to organize a form of governmental structure

- the first constitutional agreement

- to define the powers of individual states

- to draft a document

- to be given as much independence as possible

- to be a complicated process

- to have equal representation in Congress

- to pay taxes

- to retain power

Part 2. The Constitution of the USA

Warm-up

Discuss the following questions in groups. Share your ideas with the groupmates.

1. What is Constitution?

2. What are the basic features of the Constitution as the main law of the land?

3. What is the role of the Constitution in the political life of the country? Can a country exist without a Constitution? Give examples.

Pronunciation

Watch the pronunciation of the following words and word combinations

- procedures

- guarantee

- flexibility

- sovereign

- legitimate

- commissioners

- adjustments

- jeopardize

- break the impasse

- divisive

Reading

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