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American institutions and political life Flashcards

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la Déclaration d’indépendance

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the Declaration of Independence

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la Constitution américaine

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the American Constitution

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les pères fondateurs

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the founding fathers

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la Cour suprême

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the Supreme Court

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la Maison-Blanche

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the White House

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le Capitole

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the Capitol

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le Congrès

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Congress

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un membre du Congrès

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a congressman

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la Chambre des représentants

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the House of Representatives

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un membre de la Chambre

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a representative

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le Président de la Chambre

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the Speaker

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le Sénat

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the Senate

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un sénateur

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a senator

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14
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l’obstruction parlementaire

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filibustering

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15
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le blocage budgétaire

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the shutdown

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le Président

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the President

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le Vice-Président

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the Vice-President

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18
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l’équilibre des pouvoirs

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checks and balances

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le président en exercice

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the incumbent president

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le président sortant

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the outgoing president

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être candidat à la présidence

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to run for the presidency

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être élu pour un mandat de 4 ans

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to be elected for a four-year term

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un délégué à la convention nationale

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a delegate to the national convention

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un Républicain

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a Republican

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un Démocrate

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a Democrat

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le parti Républicain

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the GOP (the Grand Old Party)

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les primaires

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the primaries

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obtenir l’investiture du parti

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to gain the party nomination

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le ticket présidentiel

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the presidential ticket

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un colistier (Candidat qui fait partie de la même liste électorale qu’un autre.)

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a running mate

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faire campagne

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to go on the stump

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une tournée électorale éclair

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a whistle-stop tour

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de l’électoralisme

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pork barrel

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la charcute électoral

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gerrymandering

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un grand électeur

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a presidencial elector

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un Etat démocrate

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a blue state

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un Etat républicain

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a red state

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les Etats clés (susceptibles de faire pencher la balance)

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swing states

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un électeur par correspondance

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an absentee voter

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la règle du tout ou rien

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the “winner takes all” rule

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prêter serment

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to be sworn into office

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le discours d’investiture du Président

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the President’s Inaugural Address

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le discours sur l’état de l’Union

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The State of the Union Address

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les élections de mi-mandat

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midterm election

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un président non réélu

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a lame duck

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l’impeachment

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impeachment

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en vue de

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in order to

48
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préambule

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preamble

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naissent égaux

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are created equal

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inalienable

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unalienable

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parmi

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among

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exténué

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huddled

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craindre

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to fear

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soit…soit

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either…or

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ne demandez pas ce que… mais ce que

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ask not what… ask what…

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divin

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divine

57
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des 4 coins de la Terre

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from every corner of the Earth

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foi

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faith

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liberté

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freedom

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tous unis, nous ne formons qu’un

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out of many we are one

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tant que

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while

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intemporel

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timeless

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crédo

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creed

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résumer

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to sum up

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l’esprit de notre peuple

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the spirit of the people

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