1. прочтите и переведите текст на язык. the constitution and the bill of rights the former colonies, now "the united states of america", first operated under an agreement called the articles of confederation (1781). it was soon clear that this loose agreement among the states was not working well. the central, federal government was too weak, with too few powers for defence, trade, and taxation. in 1787 therefore, delegates from the states met in philadelphia. they wanted to revise the articles, but they did much more than that. they wrote a completely new document, the constitution, which after much argument, debate and compromise was finished in the same year and officially adopted by the thirteen states by 1790. the constitution, the oldest still in force in the world, sets the basic form of government, three separate branches, each one having powers ("checks and balances") over the others. it specifies the powers and duties of each federal branch of government with all other powers and duties belonging to the states. the constitution has been repeatedly amended to meet the changing needs of the nation, but it is still - the "supreme law of the land". all governments and governmental groups, federal, state, and local, must operate within its guidelines. the intimate power under the constitution is not given to the president (the executive branch) or to the supreme court (the judicial branch). nor does it rest, as in many other countries, with a political group or party. it belongs to "we the people", in fact and in spirit. they stated in the first ten constitutional amendments, known together as the bill of rights, what they considered to be the fundamental rights of any american. among these rights are the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, the right of peaceful assembly, and the right to petition the government to correct wrongs. other rights guarded the citizens against unreasonable searches, arrests, and seizures of property, and established a system of justice guaranteeing orderly legal procedures. this included the right of trial by jury, that is, being judged by one’s fellow citizens. 2. ответьте на вопросы по тексту. 1. when and where did the delegates from the states meet? 2. what did they want to do? 3. what does the constitution set and specify? 4. who does the intimate power belong to according to the us constitution? 5. what rights were stated in the first ten constitutional amendments? 3. выпишите из текста интернационализмы. 4. выпишите из текста слова с окончанием – s и определите часть речи. 5. выпишите из текста 3 прилагательных в разных степенях сравнения, дописав недостающие. 6. определите по суффиксу часть речи: specify, orderly, fundamental, repeatedly, taxation, operate. перевод не надо