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ENG VERSION- La Politique Vocab > Politics in the UK & the USA (Words) > Flashcards

Politics in the UK & the USA (Words) Flashcards

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the Crown

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la Couronne

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the Queen/King of England

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la Reine / le Roi d’Angleterre

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the Prince Consort

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le Prince Consort

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the Prince of Wales

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le prince des Galles

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The heir to the throne

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L’héritier du trône

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the royal family= the Royals

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La famille royale

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The court

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La cour

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A duke, a duchess

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Un duc, une duchesse

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The nobility= The aristocracy

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La (haute) noblesse

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An earl= a count, a countess

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Un comte, une comtesse

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A baron, a baroness

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Un baron, une baronne

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A knight

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Un chevalier

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the Order of the Garter (the Houses of)

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l’Ordre de la Jarretière

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Parliament

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le Parlement

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a member of Parliament= an MP

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Un député

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the House of Commons= the Lower House

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la Chambre des Communes = la chambre basse

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the House of Lords= the Upper House

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la Chambre des Lords = la chambre haute

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17
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A lord, a peer

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Un lord, un pair

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18
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the Speaker

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Le président de la chambre

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19
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the Cabinet

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Le gouvernement

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20
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the Prime Minister/PM

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le Premier ministre

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A frontbencher

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Un des chefs de file d’un parti

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a backbencher

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Un député du rang

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an Act of Parliament

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Une loi

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the Conservative Party

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Le parti conservateur

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the Labour Party

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Le parti travailliste

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the Liberal Democrats= the Lib Dems

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Les démocrates libéraux

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The first-past-the-post voting system

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Le scrutin uninominal

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A manifesto

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Une profession de foi

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A county

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Un comté

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Local authorities

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Les autorités locales

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To knight

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Faire chevalier

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To ennoble

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Anoblir

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The federal government

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Le gouvernement fédéral

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The presidency

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La présidence

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the President of the United States

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Le président des États-Unis

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the First Lady

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La première dame

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the White House

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la Maison-Blanche

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the Oval Office

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le Bureau ovale

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the Chief of Staff

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Le secrétaire général de la Maison Blanche

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the Vice-President

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Le vice-président

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The administration

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Le gouvernement

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(the US) Congress

A

le Congrès

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the Capitol

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le Capitole

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A member of Congress= a congressman

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Un parlementaire

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the House of Representatives

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La chambre des représentants

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the Speaker

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Le président de la chambre

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the Majority/Minority leader

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Le chef de la majorité / de l’opposition

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the Senate

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le Sénat

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A senator

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Un sénateur

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an Act of Congress

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Une loi

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the Supreme Court

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la Cour suprême

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A justice

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Un juge de la Cour suprême

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the Chief Justice

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Le président de la Cour suprême

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the Democratic Party

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Le parti démocrate

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a Democrat

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Un démocrate

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the Republican Party

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Le parti républicain

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A caucus

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Un congrès politique

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A nominee

A

Un candidat officiel du parti

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Primary elections= primaries

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Des (élections) primaires

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The midterm elections

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Les élections de mi-mandat

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The electoral college

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Le collège des grands électeurs

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A state governor

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Un gouverneur d’État

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A state capitol/house

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Un parlement d’État

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Uncle Sam

A

L’oncle Sam

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Unconstitutional

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Anticonstitutionnel

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Democratic

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  1. démocratique
  2. démocrate (USA)
65
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To nominate

A

Donner l’investiture

66
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To take the oath

A

Prêter serment

66
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To be sworn in

A

être investi

ENG VERSION- La Politique Vocab (9 decks)

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