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la Déclaration d’indépendance

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the Declaration of Independence

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la Constitution américaine

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the American Constitution

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les pères fondateurs

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the founding fathers

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la Cour suprême

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the Supreme Court

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la Maison-Blanche

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the White House

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le Capitole

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the Capitol

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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

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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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l’obstruction parlementaire

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filibustering

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le blocage budgétaire

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the shutdown

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le Président

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the President

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le Vice-Président

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the Vice-President

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l’équilibre des pouvoirs

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checks and balances

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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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être 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 à la convention nationale

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a delegate to the national convention

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un Républicain

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a Republican

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un Démocrate
a Democrat
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le parti Républicain
the GOP (the Grand Old Party)
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les primaires
the primaries
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obtenir l'investiture du parti
to gain the party nomination
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le ticket présidentiel
the presidential ticket
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un colistier (Candidat qui fait partie de la même liste électorale qu'un autre.)
a running mate
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faire campagne
to go on the stump
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une tournée électorale éclair
a whistle-stop tour
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de l'électoralisme
pork barrel
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la charcute électoral
gerrymandering
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un grand électeur
a presidencial elector
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un Etat démocrate
a blue state
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un Etat républicain
a red state
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les Etats clés (susceptibles de faire pencher la balance)
swing states
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un électeur par correspondance
an absentee voter
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la règle du tout ou rien
the "winner takes all" rule
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prêter serment
to be sworn into office
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le discours d'investiture du Président
the President's Inaugural Address
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le discours sur l'état de l'Union
The State of the Union Address
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les élections de mi-mandat
midterm election
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un président non réélu
a lame duck
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l'impeachment
impeachment
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en vue de
in order to
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préambule
preamble
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naissent égaux
are created equal
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inalienable
unalienable
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parmi
among
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exténué
huddled
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craindre
to fear
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soit...soit
either...or
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ne demandez pas ce que... mais ce que
ask not what... ask what...
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divin
divine
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des 4 coins de la Terre
from every corner of the Earth
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foi
faith
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liberté
freedom
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tous unis, nous ne formons qu'un
out of many we are one
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tant que
while
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intemporel
timeless
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crédo
creed
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résumer
to sum up
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l'esprit de notre peuple
the spirit of the people

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