Wahlen USA - Vokabelliste

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inaugural address

The inaugural address is the statement of the beginning of a political administration.

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Amtseinführungsrede

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impeachment

Clinton’s impeachment was over before it began.

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Amtsenthebungsverfahren

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to contest election

In every southern state the Democrats contested elections.

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an einer Wahl teilnehmen

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supporter

He was a Kennedy supporter.

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Anhänger

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eligible

The elections process is provided to all eligible citizens.

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berechtigt

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to defeat

In 2000 Bush defeated Gore.

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besiegen

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embassy

In Slovakia you can find the embassy of the USA in Bratislava.

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Botschaft

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ambassador

Ronald Weise is the ambassador of the USA in Slovakia.

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Botschafter

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citizen

She’s a citizen of the USA.

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Bürger

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the political process

The political process has reached a critical phase.

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das politische Geschehen

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debate

There’s a debate about the political development.

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Debatte

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delegate

Delegates are to be elected.

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Delegierter

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to cast a vote

They cast a vote for the first time.

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eine Stimme abgeben

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federal

What are federal regulations?

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föderalistisch

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progress

The government has made progress in controlling mismanagement.

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Fortschritt

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summit

The Genoa G8 summit was held in July.

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Gipfel(treffen)

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to support so.

They support the two-party system.

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jemanden unterstützen

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campaign

He took a campaign tour of West Michigan last week.

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Kampagne

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candidate

The party has put up a candidate .

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Kandidat/in

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to run

Bill Clinton ran a second time in 1996.

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kanditieren

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majority

She is elected by a majority of two hundred votes.

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Mehrheit

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opinion poll

They’ve organised an opinion poll.

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Meinunsumfrage

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minority

Most of the ethnic minorities did not have a written language.

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Minderheit

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public office

Cleveland’s motto was: “a public office is a public trust”.

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öffentliches Amt

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**general election** The General Election took place on 15th October 1964.

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Parlamentswahlen

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**party member** Many local party members are optimistic about the campaign.

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Parteimitglied

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**party leader** The election of the new party leader was connected with a number of scandals.

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Parteivorsitzender

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**politics** I told her I was going into politics.

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Politik

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**politician** Politicians are our servants not our masters.

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Politiker

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**policy** We talked about the policy on education.

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politisches Ziel

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**presidential candidate** The Presidential candidate that gets more than half of the votes wins the election.

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Präsidentschaftskandidat

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**speech** He made the announcement in a speech on the radio.

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Rede

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**government, the Administration** The first White House Web Site was developed during the Clinton Administration.

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Regierung

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**party in government** He led the party in government from 1994 to 1997 .

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Regierungspartei

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**suffrage** The Fifth Amendment aimed to protect black suffrage.

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Stimmrecht, Wahlrecht

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**regulations** This guide covers the rules and regulations.

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Vorschriften

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**caucus** Caucuses are held in New Mexico and North Dakota.

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Vorwahl (in 3 Stufen)

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**primary** Primaries are held in South Carolina, Arizona, Missouri, Delaware and Oklahoma.

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Vorwahl (meistens für Parteimitglieder)

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**election** Any person qualified to vote may run for election.

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Wahl

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**turnout** There was an article about the poor turnout for elections.

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Wahlbeteiligung

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**to vote** They have the right to vote.

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wählen

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**voter** Now the voters can decide.

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Wähler

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**electorate** Only 60% of the electorate voted in the last election.

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Wählerschaft

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**electoral register** In the USA election in 2000, many voters were removed from the electoral register in Florida.

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Wählerverzeichnis

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**electors** The electors can vote for any person at all and are not bound to their party.

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Wahlmänner

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**electoral system** Can you explain how the electoral system really works?

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Wahlsystem

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**the Electoral College** The electoral college plays a huge role in the election process.

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Wahlversammlung, um den Präsidenten und Vizepräsidenten zu wählen

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**two-party system** The two-party system is often criticised.

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Zweiparteiensystem