Open the brackets using the verb “to be” in a proper form:
1. The British state (to be) a capitalist state.
2. The entire constitutional and state apparatus (to be) concentrated in the
hands o f the capitalist trusts.
3. The economic power in Great Britain (to be) in the hands o f the tiny section
of rich property owners.
4. Government departments in Great Britain (to be) responsible for
administration at the national level.
5. The bodies o f government in the United Kingdom (to be): a) those o f the
legislature, b) those o f the executive, and c) those o f the judiciary.
6. The British constitutional system (to be) an expression o f the rule of
capitalism.
7. The Cabinet and other ministers o f the Crown (to be) responsible for
directing national policy.
8. The highest legislative body in Great Britain (to be) the Queen in
Parliament.
9. Great Britain (to be) a parliamentary monarchy. The Queen o f Great Britain
(to be) not absolute, but constitutional.
10.The powers of the Queen (to be) hereditary, not elective.
11 . The Prime Minister (to be) usually the leader o f the party that has a
majority in the House o f Commons.
Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization known for its writing, art, architecture, mathematical and astronomical systems. The beginning of its formation is attributed to the pre-classical era (2000 BC - 250 AD), most of the Mayan cities reached their peak in the classical period (250-900 AD). By the time the conquistadors arrived, it was in deep decline. The Mayans built stone cities, many of which were abandoned long before the arrival of Europeans, others were inhabited after. The Mayan calendar was also used by other peoples of Central America. The hieroglyphic writing system was used, partially deciphered. Numerous inscriptions on the monuments have been preserved. They created an effective farming system, had deep knowledge in the field of astronomy. The descendants of the ancient Maya are not only the modern Maya peoples who preserved the language of their ancestors, but also part of the Hispanic population of the southern states of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras. Some Mayan cities are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List: Palenque, Chichen Itza, Uxmal in Mexico, Tikal and Quirigua in Guatemala, Copan in Honduras, Hoya de Seren in El Salvador.
The cultural history of this people is usually divided into three periods:
The first period (from antiquity to 317) is the time of the emergence of city-states, primitive slash farming, the manufacture of cotton fabrics, etc.
The second period (317-987) - the ancient kingdom, or the classical period - the time of the growth of cities (Palenque, Chichen Itza, Tulum) and at the same time the mysterious exodus of the population from them at the beginning of the 10th century.
The third period (987 - XVI century) - the new kingdom, or the post-classical period - the time of the arrival of the European conquistadors, the adoption of new laws, styles in life and art, the mixing of cultures, fratricidal wars, etc.