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Chapitre 16 Flashcards

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une superpuissance

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a superpower

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corne d’abondance

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cornucopia

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la Bannière Etoilée

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the Star-Spangled Banner

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les Pères Pèlerins

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Pilgrim Fathers

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les Pères Fondateurs

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Founding Fathers

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un creuset

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a melting pot

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loi suprême du pays, la Constitution

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the law of the land

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référendum

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ballot initiative, proposition

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système d’équilibre des pouvoirs

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checks and balances

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un grand électeur

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an elector

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un électeur

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a voter

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un mandat électoral (durée)

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a term

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un mandat (prérogative)

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a mandate

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une élection partielle

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a by-election

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une voix, un scrutin

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a vote

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un chef d’état

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a head of state

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établir et prélever les impôts

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to set and levy taxes

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battre monnaie

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to mint coins

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réguler le commerce

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to regulate trade

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(faire) appliquer une loi

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to enforce a law

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mettre en pratique une mesure

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to implement a measure

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violer la loi

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to break a law

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contourner la loi

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to bypass a law

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les législateurs

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lawmakers

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les décideurs, le pouvoir
policymakers
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la municipalité
the town authorities
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procédure de mise en accusation et de destitution
impeachment
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un décret
executive order
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scrutin
poll
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aller voter
to go to the polls
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un sondage d'opinion
an opinion poll
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un système bipartite
a two party system
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élu au suffrage universel
elected by universal suffrage
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être candidat à la Prsidence
to run for President
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entrer en fonction
to take office
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une circonscription
a district
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un électorat
a constituency
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le pouvoir judiciaire
the judiciary
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un juge (de la cour suprême)
a justice
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décision, arrêt, verdict
a ruling
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casser un verdict
to strike down a decision
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annuler (une décision)
to override
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group d'experts
think tank
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l'Amérique moyenne
mainstream America
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l'Amérique profonde
grassroots America
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un franc-tireur
a mavetick
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réussir, décrocher le gros lot
to "make it"
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avoir la vie dure
to "die hard"
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être à prendre, disponible
to be up for grabs
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la Grosse Pomme
the Big Apple
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les grandes compagnies pétrolières
Big Oil
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les grandes sociétés de tabac
Big Tobacco
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l'interventionnisme d'état
Bbig Government
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les gros capitaux
big money
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la (très) grande banlieue
an exurb
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la Guerre de Sécession
the Civil War
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les droits civiques
Civil rights
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la perte des droits électoraux
Disenfranchisement
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la langue du ghetto
Ebonics
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quartier défavorisé
inner city
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la discrimination positive
affirmative action
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indifférent à la couleur de peau
colour-blind
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une enclave résidentielle privée
a gated community
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une histoire à dormir debout
a tall tale
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"...un point, c'est tout"
"..., period."
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appeler un chat un chat
to call a spade a spade

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