English for Public Administration I Revision

The State, Its Development and Functions What is the state? What are the three main functions of the state (corresponding to the three branches of government)? What is the highest legislative institution? What are the main types of state organization?

Complete the following: The state as a space possesses a permanent ________________, a defined _________________, a ______________ that is capable of maintaining effective control, and the ability to conduct international ___________________ with other states.

Translate the following into Croatian: The state has three main functions: legislative, judicial, and executive. The legislative function is exercised mainly through Parliament which has the power to make laws of general application and to grant to other bodies the power to make delegated legislation under the authority of an Act of Parliament.

Public Administration and Bureaucracy How can public administration be defined? What is bureaucracy? What are the characteristics of bureaucracy? Where does bureaucracy derive its authority from? Who are civil servants? What are the positive and negative aspects associated with modern bureaucracy?

Complete the following: Bureaucracy has differentiated ______________ or _______________ that have specialized competencies and jurisdictions. Bureaucracy is also characterized by _______________ and _______________ that govern its internal functions. Civil servants represent the __________________ of the organization of government.

Translate into Croatian: Bureaucracy derives its authority from law. It depends neither on traditional nor on personal modes of authority. It is instead based on a form of legal rational authority that defines the foundations of the organization's jurisdiction and its procedures of operation.

The Basic Democratic Principles: the Rule of Law and the Separation of Powers What is the basic meaning of the rule of law? What is the meaning of the 'democratic state under the rule of law'? What are the three basic properties of the rule of law? Which are the three branches of government? What is the aim of the division between the three branches of government?

Translate into Croatian: The term 'democratic state under the rule of law' means a state where citizens elect their own leaders, a state where government itself is bound by the law and helps ensure that the law is respected in the relations between citizens.

Match the term with its synonym: impartiality agreement compliance breach treaty adherence contravention objectivity

Human Rights What are human rights? Which human rights are regarded as fundamental? Who is entitled to these rights? What are the foundations of human rights law? What are the main aims of the Council of Europe? When did the European Convention on Human Rights enter into force? What is prohibited by the Convention? Where is the European Court of Human Rights located? Who can lodge an application with the European Court of Human Rights?

TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH: podnijeti zahtjev Europskom sudu za ljudska prava ___________________ navodno kršenje temeljnih ljudskih prava ___________________________ obvezujuća odluka ______________________________________________ zabrana smrtne kazne ___________________________________________ neobnovljivi devetogodišnji mandat ________________________________ akuzatorni postupak _____________________________________________

Translate into Croatian: The rights and freedoms protected by the Convention include: the right to life, liberty and security of person; the right to a fair trial in civil and criminal matters; freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and freedom of expression (including freedom of the press).

Constitutions and Constitutionalism What is a constitution? What are the traditional ways of classifying constitutions? What is a soft constitution? What is constitutionalism? What is the highest legislative body in the United States? Who is the head of the executive branch in the United States? How are the first ten Amendments in the US Constitution called?

Complete the following: A constitution can be defined as _________________ of a country. A flexible constitution is one which can be easily _______________. Institutions such as ___________________ or _________________ have the power to invalidate laws passed in contravention of the constitution. An ___________________ is made and adopted by a constituent assembly or council. The Congress of the United States consists of a _____________ and _____________________________.

Translate into Croatian: A good constitution should be systematically written, have the ability to develop and change in accordance with the changes in the environment and it should provide for the fundamental rights and freedoms of the people.

Decentralization and Devolution What is decentralization? Which are the reasons for decentralization? What is self-rule? What is multilevel governance? What is devolution? What are the three Devolution Acts passed by UK Parliament?

Match the terms with their definitions: unitary state a state in which the authority and responsibility for some public functions have been transferred from the central government to the regional government. devolved state a union of sovereign states, united for purposes of common action often in relation to other states. confederal state a type of sovereign state in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central government and the subnational governments decentralized state a state governed as one single unit in which the central government is the decision centre federal state a centralized state where subnational governments have a degree of autonomous power devolved from the central government.

Translate into Croatian: Decentralization refers to the allocation of power in organizations or social structures from the higher to the lower-level. In administrative science, decentralization usually refers to multilevel structures of government or administration.

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