parliaments, the House of Commons, the Legislative process, voting on a bill Flashcards

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the bicameral system

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das Zweikammersystem

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the House of Lords

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das britische Oberhaus

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the peer/peeress

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der Peer, die Peeress

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the life peer/peeress

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Peer/Peeress auf Lebenszeit

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5
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the House of Commons

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das (britische) Unterhaus

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the member of parliament/ M.P.

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der/die Abgeordnete

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the delegate

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der Delegierte

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the representative

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der Stellvertreter

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the Senate AmE, the Senator

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der Senat, der Senator

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the House of Representatives

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das Repräsentantenhaus

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the Front Bench

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die Regierungsbank

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12
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the backbenches

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die Hinterbänke

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13
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the Opposition Front Bench

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die Bank des Schattenkabinetts

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the opposition benches

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die Oppositionsbänke

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15
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the cross-benches

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die Bänke für Parteilose

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16
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the Speaker

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(etwa) der Bundestagspräsident

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the press gallery

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die Presse-Empore

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the white paper

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der Gesetzesentwurf

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the bill

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die Gesetzesvorlage

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the private member’s bill (PMB)

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die Gesetzesvorlage eines einzelnen M.P.s

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the speech, maiden speech

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die Rede, Jungfernrede

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to make/give/deliver a speech

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eine Rede halten

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the debate

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die Debatte

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the first/second/thrid reading

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die erste/zweite/dritte Lesung

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the commitee stage
das Ausschussstadium
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the final reading
die letzte Lesung
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the filibuster
die Verzögerungstaktik
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the session, the parliament
die Legislaturperiode
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the division
die Hammelsprung-Abstimmung
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the vote | to vote
die Abstimmung | abstimmen
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the House divides
das Unter/-Oberhaus stimmt ab
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to vote for/against sth
für/gegen etw. stimmen
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to abstain
sich der Stimme enthalten
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to vote with the opposition
mit der Opposition stimmen
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the motion, proposal | the counter-proposal
der Antrag | der Gegenantrag
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to propose a motion
einen Antrag stellen, beantragen
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to second a motion
einen Antrag unterstützen
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the guillotine
die Befristung der Debatte
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to pass a bill/a law
ein Gesetz verabschieden