How a bill becomes law – vocabulary
Task 1:
Match the words with their definitions.
1.
|
legislative E
|
A.
|
distribute
|
2.
|
bill D
|
B.
|
present
|
3.
|
circulate A
|
C.
|
official consent or approval
|
4.
|
policy G
|
D.
|
a draft of a proposed law
|
5.
|
put forward B
|
E.
|
of legislation (the process of making laws) or legislature
|
6.
|
debate H
|
F.
|
a revision or improvement in a legal document
|
7.
|
amendment F
|
G.
|
a course of action adopted by a government or party
|
8.
|
assent C
|
H.
|
discuss formally in a legislative assembly
|
Task 2:
For each verb, write the corresponding noun. Use a dictionary to check your answers. Then, complete the sentences using the correct forms of words from the list.
VERB
|
NOUN
|
VERB
|
NOUN
| ||
legislate
|
legislation/legislature
|
approve
|
approval/approvement
| ||
circulate
|
circulation
|
draft
|
draft
| ||
amend
|
amendment
|
recommend
|
recommendation
| ||
debate
|
debate
|
proclaim
|
proclaimation
| ||
1.
|
A local government has the power to legislate matters related to public spaces and parking in a town or city.
| ||||
2.
|
The Canadian Constitution has many constitutional acts and amendment.
| ||||
3.
|
The first draft of a bill is prepared by the appropriate cabinet committee.
| ||||
4.
|
A bill needs the approvement/approval of the House of Commons to be sent to the Senate.
| ||||
5.
|
Parliamentary debate is an important part of the legislative process.
| ||||
6.
|
Sometimes, a new law comes into force when it is proclaimed by the governor general.
| ||||
No comments:
Post a Comment