as a good command of the state language may become a judge on the recommendation of the Qualification Commission of Judges. The first appointment of a professional judge to office for a 5 year term is made by the President of Ukraine. br/>
9. Конституція - Основний Закон України
The Constitution of Ukraine
Constitution is a set of laws & principles according to which a state is governed. Governed by the Act of Ukraine's Independence of August 24, 1991, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on behalf of Ukrainian people adopted the Constitution - the Fundamental law on June 28, 1996. The Ukrainian Constitution consists of 15 chapters, 161 articles. According to the Fundamental Law Ukraine is sovereign, independent, democratic, social & legal state. Ukraine is a republic. The land, mineral raw materials, air space, water & other mineral resources which are on the territory of Ukraine are objects of the property right of Ukrainian people. The state language is Ukrainian. br/>
. Основні положення віборчої системи України. Вибори Президента України. Вибори до Верховної Ради
The President of Ukraine shall be elected by the citizens of Ukraine based upon universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret voting for a 4year term. The electoral process shall be carried out on the following grounds: multi-party system, free and equal nomination of candidates for President of Ukraine; transparency and openness; freedom of campaigning; equal opportunities for all candidates in the conduct of the election campaign; impartiality towards candidates on the part of state power bodies, bodies of local self-government and their public and authoritative officials.citizen of Ukraine who is thirty five years of age on the day that elections are conducted, who is eligible to vote, who has resided in Ukraine for ten years preceding Election Day, and who speaks the state language, may be elected President of Ukraine. Any direct or indirect privileges or restrictions of suffrage of Ukrainian citizens based on race, skin color, political, religious and other convictions, gender, ethnic and social origin, property status, place of residence, or based on linguistic and other characteristics besides ones envisaged in the Constitution of Ukraine and this Law are prohibited. Elections of the President of Ukraine shall be equal: citizens of Ukraine participate in elections on equal bases: each voter has one vote. The President of Ukraine shall be elected directly by the voters. br/>
11. Політична система США, основні Функції
The Judicial branch of the USASupreme Court watches over the legislative and executive branches. It determines whether or not their laws and acts are in accordance with the Constitution. Congress has the power to fix the number of judges sitting on the Court, but it cannot change the powers given to the Supreme Court by the Constitution itself. The Supreme Court consists of a chief and eight associate justices. They are nominated by the President but must be approved by the Senate. A decision of the Supreme Court cannot be appealed to any other court. It is the Court of final appeal. In addition to the Supreme Court, the Congress has established 11 federal courts of appeal and, below them, 91 federal district courts. Federal judges are appointed for life or voluntary retirement, and can only be removed from office through the process of impeachment and trial in the Congress. Federal courts have jurisdiction over cases arising out of the Constitution; laws and treaties of the United States; maritime cases; issues involving foreign citizens or governments; and cases in which the federal government itself is a party. Ordinarily, federal courts do not hear cases arising out of the laws of individual states. br/>
. Гілки власти США, основні Функції
The Legislative Branch of the USAConstitution, written in 1787, established a government of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. The legislative branch is made up of elected representatives from all of the states and is the only branch that can make federal laws, levy federal taxes, declare war or put foreign treaties into effect, remove a Supreme Court judge, remove the President, approve or disapprove of people that the President appoints or gives jobs to. It consists of a Congress that is divided into two groups, called houses:
- The House of Representatives comprises lawmakers who serve two-year terms. Each House member represents a district in his or her home state. In the 1980, there were 435representatives in the United States House of Representatives.
- The Senate comprises lawmakers who ser...
