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US Politics Flashcards

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N.R.A

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National Rifle Association

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PHD

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Professor / Doctor of philosophy

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To cast a ballot

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Voter

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Être destitué

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To be impeached

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Une foule

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A mob

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Curiosité de bz

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Nosiness

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Mettre les projecteurs sur

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To throw light on

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Ainsi

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Thus

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Seal

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Un phoque/ un sceau

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Amener la question

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To prompt the question

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Contenir, representer

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To feature

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Éthique, règles

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Policy

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S’attaquer au problème

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To tackle the issue

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Personnes âgées (politiquement correct)

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Elderly

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Grands électeurs

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Elector (electoral college)

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Université

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College

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Inadapté

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Unsuitable

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Les états où le vote est serré

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Battleground states

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Alliés, partisans

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Proponents

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Libraire

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Bookshop keeper

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Poste, position

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Office

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Faire du terrorisme

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To hijack

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Centre commercial

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Shopping mall

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Sous entendu

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Inuendo

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Liaison

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Affair

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Stagiaire

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Trainee

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Les eaux troubles

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These waters (chelou)

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Levée de fonds

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Fund raising

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Les blancs (politiquement correct)

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Caucasians

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Surpoids

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Overweighed

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Admirer

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To look up to

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Porter les armes

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Bear arms 🐻

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Manches (t-shirt)

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Sleeve

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Détendu

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Easy going / chilled

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Débat houleux

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Heated

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Abordable

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Affordable

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S’abaisser

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To stoop to

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Agent immobiler

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Real estate agent

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Animal des démocrates

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Donkey (âne)

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Vice president of Joe Biden

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Kamala Harris

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Congress = ?

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House of representatives+ senate

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Animal des républicains

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Elephant

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Quartiers pauvres de Chicago

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Southside

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Vice president of Donald trump

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Mike Pence

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Laura Bush book festival

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8 septembre - 3 days before terrorist attack who targeted the national mall where thousands of people could have died

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Bill Clinton affair

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With a trainee, Monica levinski

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Donald trump destitution

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2 procedures of impeachment (unsuccessful)

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Proud boys

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Group of white extremists men

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Leader of proud boys

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Enrique Tarrio

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Who created the electoral system of the US

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The Founders

51
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How many electors to win

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270/538

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Un gros charo qui pécho v’là les femmes

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Womanizer

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National Mall

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Near Washington monument and the congress : museums, memorials, etc

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Franklin D Roosevelt parti

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Democrats

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Republican

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Obama’s joke

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Bare arms / bear arms

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Amendment for guns

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2nd amendment (“to bear arms 🐻”)

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Obamacare

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Program for free health care, criticized because impossible and don’t want to pay for it

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Remède

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Cure

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Médicaments

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Medication

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De pauvres a riches

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From rags to riches

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Faire avancer la législation

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To push for legislation

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Demander quelque chose

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Ask / demand smth

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Victimes (morts/blessés) d’une attaque

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Casualties

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