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4. DEFINITIONS: Match the word with its definition.
| 1) presidential system | a) In a democracy, the widespread distribution of political power and influence within the state and civil society. |
| 2) Constitution | b) The ability to freely make choices about what to do or what to say. |
| 3) pluralism | c) The voluntary activities of citizens in forming and sustaining independent nongovernmental organizations that contribute to the well-being of the community. |
| 4) social democracy | d) The basic law and general plan of government for a people within a country. |
| 5) market economy |  e) A government based on the separation and sharing of powers among three independent and coordinated branches of government.
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| 6) civic participation
| f) A system of political thought and action that calls upon the government to provide certain social and economic rights or entitlements necessary to the well-being of all members of the community. |
| 7) liberty | g) An economic system based on rights to private property and free enterprise. |
III. WORD-BUILDING: suffix - ism
| Suffix - ism (pronounced as [ʹɪzǝm])is a productive way of noun formation in modern English. Neologisms with this suffix include many political terms, such as the ones presented in part (b) of this task. |
a) Complete the definitions with one of these words/phrases:
Hero, organisms, right-wing and chauvinist, the Koran, word, Republican government, Islamic fundamentalism, terrorizing, distinct from and superior to.
A B
| terrorism | the act of . |
| fascism | any ideology that may be characterized as . |
| Republicanism | the principles or theory of . |
| Islamism | support or advocacy for |
| exceptionalism | an attitude to other countries, cultures based on the idea of being |
| fundamentalism | a movement favouring strict observance of the teachings of |
| heroism | the state or quality of being a |
| behaviourism | studies the behavior of .. |
| neologism | a newly coined . |
b) Find out what these neologisms mean:
a) Thatcherism
b) Obamunism
c) Stalinism
d) Bushism
CORE READING 2
PRE-READING TASKS:
1. Predict: Read the headline and make predictions as to what information can be found in this text. Write down some of your ideas.
2. Skim the article. Tick the ideas that are the same as in your list.
3. Scan the article. In which sections marked A,B,C, D can the following information be found?
a) the definition of investigative journalism
b) the Watergate scandal
c) the role of journalism in fostering democracy
d) access to public records
Pronunciation guide:
investigative [ɪnʹvestɪgǝtɪv]
reportage [ˏrepɔʹta:Ʒ], [rɪʹpɔtɪdƷ]
expertise [ˏekspǝʹti:z]
elite [eɪʹli:t], [ɪʹli:t]
