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Political and Citizenship Flashcards

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Les régimes politiques

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Political regimes

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Un chef d’Etat

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A head of state

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La légitimité

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Legitimacy

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Un couronnement, un sacre

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A coronation

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La destitution

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Deposition

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Le Dénuement

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Destitution

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La noblesse, la petite noblesse

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The nobility, the gentry

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Fomenter un coup d’Etat

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To foment/to attempt a coup

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Une division

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A cleavage

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Un programme

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A platform

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Une tendance politique

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A political leaning

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Une querelle

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A bone of contention

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Préconiser

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To advocate

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Inciter

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To urge

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Prendre parti pour

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To take sides with

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Les élections législatives/municipales

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General/local elections

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Une candidature

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A candidacy

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Un conseiller en communication

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A spin doctor

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La populace

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The rabble

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Se présenter aux élections

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To run for office

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Flatter les électeurs

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To woo voters

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Le scrutin

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Balloting

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Un abstentionniste

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An abstainer

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Un bulletin de vote

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A ballot (paper)

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Un isoloir
A voting booth
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La participation
The turnout
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Truquer
To rig
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Etre élu à un poste, arriver au pouvoir
To win office/to come into office, power
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Une déclaration
A statement
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Un sujet de débat
An issue
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La chambre des communes (GB)
The House of Commons
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La Chambre des Lords (GB)
The House of Lords
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La Chambre des députés (US)
The House of Representatives
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La Chambre des députés (FR)
The Chamber of Deputies
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L’Assemblée Nationale (FR)
The National Assembly
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Abroger une loi
To repeal a law
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La mairie, l’hôtel de ville
The town hall
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Un fonctionnaire
A government employee
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Un remaniement
A reshuffle
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Nommer
To appoint
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La TVA
Value Added Tax (GB), sales tax (US)
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Le ministère des affaires étrangères
The Foreign Office (GB), the State Department (US), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FR)
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Une enquête
An investigation
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Garde à vue
Custody
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Un casier judiciaire
A (police) record
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Faire respecter la loi
To enforce the law
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Harceler, tourmenter
To harass, to harry
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Le présumé coupable
The alleged culprit
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Le tribunal
A (law) court
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Un témoignage (sous serment)
A testimony (on/under oath)
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Jugé (qqn) pour
To try (sb) for
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Aller devant les tribunaux
To go to law
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Porter plainte contre qqn
To lodge a complaint against sb
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Engager des poursuites contre qqn
To take proceedings against sb
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L’erreur judiciaire
A Miscarriage of justice
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Une condamnation
A conviction
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Un parloir
A visiting room
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Un gardien de prison
A (prison) warder
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La récidive
Second offence
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Purger une peine de (2 ans)
To serve a (2-year) sentence
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La peine capitale
Capital punishment
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La décapitation
Beheading
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Au regard de la loi
In the eyes of the law
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Se faire justice soi-même
To take the law into one’s hands

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