Call and join our team now: + 998 94 633 32 30 CEFR READING PART PRACTICE – COMPLETE THE TEXT Read the text and complete it with suitable answers from A-G. Use one letter once only, you have one extra answer which is not used. TASK 4 A) and shaping U.S. foreign policy B) when the Senate approves them C) which are then passed on to the president for approval D) such as freedom of the press, speech, association, and petition E) but the president serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces F) which duty is to pass new laws G) but they must be confirmed by the Senate The Congress of the United States is a legislative branch of the United States government.
Congress is composed of two chambers with equal powers: the 100 -member Senate and the 435-
member House of Representatives. The primary duty of Congress is to w rite, debate, and pass
bills,
1____________. Once the president approves the legislation, the execu tive branch enforces
the new laws and the judicial branch interprets them. Other congressional duties include
investigating pressing national issues, supervising the executive and judicial branches,
2 ____________. The Constitution of the United States grants Congress “all legislative powers” in the national
government. Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution lists a wide range of congressional powers,
including printing money, maintaining a military, declaring war, and regulating interstate and
foreign commerce. Congress also controls federal taxing and spending policies.
Congress shares many powers with the president. Congress takes equal responsibility with the
president in framing U.S. foreign policy. The president and his representatives negotiate treaties
with other countries, but the treaties go into effect only
