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The US Presidential Election Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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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 des Représentants

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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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Etre 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

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A delegate

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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 (Great Old Party)

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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 discours programme

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A Keynote address

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Faire campagne

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To go on the stump

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Un 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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Des projets électoralistes

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Pork-barrel projects

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Le Président élu

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The President-elect

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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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Un président non-réélu qui assure l’intérim avant l’entrée en fonction du nouveau

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A lame duck

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Un grand électeur

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A presidential elector

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Prêter serment

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To be sworn into office

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Les états dont le vote est décisif pour l’issue de l’élection

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Swing states

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Un état democrate

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A blue state

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Un état républicain

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A red state

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La règle du tout ou rien (scrutin majoritaire)

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The “winner takes all” rule

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Un électeur qui vote par correspondance

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An absentee voter

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Un sondage d’opinion

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A straw vote

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Le résultat est trop serré pour être proclamé

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It is “too close to call”

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Le discours d’investiture du Président

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The President’s inaugural address

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Les élections de mi-mandat

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Midterm elections

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L’élection présidentielle comporte 4 phases: la primaire, les conventions nationales, le vote populaire et le vote des grands électeurs

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The presidential election is divided into 4 different stages : the primaries, the national conventions, the popular vote and the electoral vote

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