US Politics Flashcards

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Checks and balances

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La séparation / l’équilibre des pouvoirs

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The ticket

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La liste électorale (candidat + colistier)

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A gubernatorial election

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Une élection du gouverneur

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The State Department

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Le ministère des Affaires Etrangères

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The Interiot Department

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Le ministère de l’Intérieur

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The Attorney General

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Le ministre de la Justice

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A political regime

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Un régime politique

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A citizen

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Un citoyen

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Party membership

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L’adhésion à un parti

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Left-wing

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La gauche

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A left-winger

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Une personne de gauche

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A demagogue

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Un démagogue

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13
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Vote-catching

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Le clientélisme

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A coup

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Un coup d’Etat

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A policy

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Une politique (mise en application)

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A proponent

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Un partisan

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Franchise

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Le droit de vote

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18
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The local elections

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Les élections municipales

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A polling booth

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Un isoloir

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A stronghold

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Un bastion

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21
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Electoral rigging

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La fraude électorale

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A bill

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Un projet de loi

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A term of office

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Un mandat

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A Secretary

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Un ministre

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The Treasury
Le ministère des Finances
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The Defense Department
Le ministère des Armées
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An elector
Un grand électeur
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Self-government
L’autonomie
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Citizenship
La citoyenneté
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Jingoism
Le chauvinisme
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Right-wing
La droite
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A right-winger
Une personne de droite
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A populist
Un populiste
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A puppet-regime
Un régime fantoche
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A politician
Une femme / un homme politique
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Politics
La politique en général
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An opponent
Un opposant
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A would-be candidate
Un candidat potentiel
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Polling day
Le jour du scrutin
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A ballot box
Une urne
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An absentee voter
Un abstentionniste
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A by-election
Une élection partielle
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A constituency
Une circonscription
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The Founding Fathers
Les Pères fondateurs
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The Speaker
Le président
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An oath
Un serment
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A caucus
Un rassemblement électoral
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Misdemeanour
Un écart de conduite
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The State of the Union address
Le discours annuel sur l’état de l’union
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A Justice
Un juge de la Cour suprême
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A government official
Un fonctionnaire
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A constituent, a voter
Un électeur
53
The House of Representatives
La chambre des représentants
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The Inaugural Address
Le discours d’investiture
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A county
Un comté
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Impeachment
La procédure de destitution du président
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The Cabinet
Le gouvernement
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Law and Order
L’ordre public
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Red tape
Le tracasserie administrative
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Ruling
Au pouvoir
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Incumbent
En exercice, sortant
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Corrupt
Corrompu
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To grant
Accorder
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To resign
Démissionner
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To impeach
Mettre en accusation
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To govern
Gouverner
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To run = to rule = to lead
Diriger
68
To state
Déclarer
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To advocate
Soutenir
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To question
Mettre en doute
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To run for office
Être candidat aux élections
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To go to the polls
Aller voter
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To abstain
S’abstenir
74
To pledge allegiance
Prêter serment
75
To appoint
Nommer
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To override
Annuler, passer outre
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To curb
Limiter
78
To succeed by
Succéder à
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To overthrow
Renverser
80
To pledge oneself to
Promettre de
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To debate
Débattre
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To found
Fonder
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To register
S’inscrire sur les listes électorales
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To turn out
Participer
85
To vote by proxy
Voter par procuration