4 Vykladove

Question 1

political prisoner

Answer 1

someone who is in prison because they have opposed or criticized the govemment of their own country

Question 2

banner

Answer 2

• a long piece of cloth on which something is written, often carried between two poles

Question 3

take a stand

Answer 3

have an opinion or position that you state firmly and publicly

Question 4

civil unrest

Answer 4

a political situation In which people protest or behave violently

Question 5

homophobic

Answer 5

connected with hatred and fear of homosexuals

Question 6

pass a law

Answer 6

to officially accept a law or proposal, especially by voting

Question 7

armed struggle

Answer 7

fighting with weapons

Question 8

spiral of violence

Answer 8

a process of behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically which gradually but continuously gets worse

Question 9

be bound to do sth

Answer 9

to feel that you ought to do something, because it is morally rtght or your duty to do it

Question 10

equality

Answer 10

a situation in which people have the same rights, advantages etc

Question 11

riot

Answer 11

a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something

Question 12

proportional representation

Answer 12

a system of voting in elections by which all political parties are represented in the government according to the number of votes they receive In the whole country

Question 13

right-wing

Answer 13

such a person or group supports the ideas and beliefs of capitalism

Question 14

undermine

Answer 14

to gradually make someone or something less strong or effective

Question 15

join in a rally

Answer 15

to take part in a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support a political idea, protest etc

Question 16

sit-in

Answer 16

a type of protest in which people refuse to leave the place where they work or study until their demands are agreed to

Question 17

abhorrent

Answer 17

something that is completely unacceptable because it seems morally wrong

Question 18

mask

Answer 18

to hide your feelings or the truth about a situation, to cover or hide something so that it can not be clearly seen

Question 19

restore law and order

Answer 19

to bring back a situation in which rules are obeyed and authority is respected

Question 20

hung parliament

Answer 20

a parliament in which no political party has more elected representatives than the others added together

Question 21

ageism

Answer 21

unfair treatment of people because they are old

Question 22

petition

Answer 22

a written request signed by a lot of people, asking someone in authority to do something or change something

Question 23

freedom of speech

Answer 23

the legal right to say what you want, choose your own religion etc

Question 24

incite

Answer 24

to deliberately encourage people to fight, argue etc

Question 25

aggrieved

Answer 25

angry and sad because you think you have been unfairly treated

Question 26

stifle

Answer 26

to stop something from happening or developing

Answer 27

chant to repeat a word or phrase again and again

Question 28

partition

Answer 28

the action of separating a country into two or more independent countries

Question 29

constituency

Answer 29

an area of a country that elects a representative to a parliament

Question 30

censor

Answer 30

to examine books, films, letters etc to remove anything that is considered offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous