Politics

Question 1

to say “NO!”

Answer 1

to veto s.t.

Question 2

when the king / queen has complete power

Answer 2

absolute monarchy

Question 3

the group of top ministers

Answer 3

the cabinet

Question 4

regjeringen

Answer 4

the goverNMent

Question 5

gallionsfigur (a representative with no real power)

Answer 5

a figurehead

Question 6

statsoverhodet

Answer 6

the head of state

Question 7

kommunevalg

Answer 7

municipal elections / local elections (UK)

Question 8

stortingsvalg

Answer 8

general election

Question 9

skrive nye lover

Answer 9

bring in (new) legislation

Question 10

høyesterett

Answer 10

the supreme court

Question 11

et lovforslag

Answer 11

a bill

Question 12

a political party or government’s plan of action

Answer 12

a policy

Question 13

et konstitusjonelt monarki

Answer 13

a constitutional monarchy

Question 14

remove the president from office

Answer 14

impeach

Question 15

when the New president moves into the Whitehouse

Answer 15

inauguration

Question 16

What month is the inauguration?

Answer 16

January

Question 17

What month is the presidential election?

Answer 17

November

Question 18

What right does the second amendment give?

Answer 18

the right to bear arms

Question 19

a controversial topic that nobody wants to deal with

Answer 19

a (political) hot potato

Question 20

grunnlov

Answer 20

constitution

Question 21

storting

Answer 21

parliament

Question 22

the main chamber of parliament in London

Answer 22

the House of Commons

Question 23

the second / ‘upper’ chamber of parliament in London

Answer 23

the House of Lords

Question 24

politicians who work in the House of Commons

Answer 24

Members of Parliament (MPs)

Question 25

Lords who have inherited their seat in the House of Lords

Answer 25

hereditary peers

Question 26

Lords who have been appointed by the government

Answer 26

life peers

Question 27

the area that an MP represents

Answer 27

a conSTITuency

Question 28

adelsmenn

Answer 28

aristocrats

Question 29

How many MPs are there?

Answer 29

650

Question 30

How many people live in an average constituency?

Answer 30

60000-75000

Question 31

What is the name of the winner-takes-all election system in Britain?

Answer 31

first-past-the-post

Question 32

the group of countries that used to be British colonies

Answer 32

the Commonwealth

Question 33

selvstendighetserklæringen

Answer 33

the declaration of independence

Question 34

the parties who are NOT in government in Britain

Answer 34

the opposition

Question 35

leader of the Tory party

Answer 35

Theresa May

Question 36

leader of the Labour party

Answer 36

Jeremy Corbyn

Question 37

mer selvrådrett til Skottland, Wales & Northern Ireland

Answer 37

devolution

Question 38

the system where 10% of the votes in the country gets you 10% of the representation in parliament

Answer 38

proportional representation

Question 39

folkeavstemning

Answer 39

referendum

Question 40

forehandlinger

Answer 40

negotiations

Question 41

tollunion

Answer 41

customs union

Question 42

states that could vote either way

Answer 42

swing states

Question 43

utenriksminister (UK)

Answer 43

the foreign secretary

Question 44

finansminister

Answer 44

the chancellor (of the exchequer)

Question 45

a huge gap

Answer 45

a (yawning) chasm

Question 46

when everyone agrees

Answer 46

consensus

Question 47

something that has never happened before is...

Answer 47

unprecedented

Question 48

gå i konkurs

Answer 48

go bankrupt

Question 49

unfair and over-strict control

Answer 49

tyranny

Question 50

when a politician blocks a vote by talking for hours and hours

Answer 50

a filibuster

Question 51

people / organisations working in Washington / Westminster to influence politicians

Answer 51

lobbyists / lobby groups

Question 52

politisk inflytelse

Answer 52

political influence

Question 53

a fictional character who represents America

Answer 53

Uncle Sam

Question 54

Checks that can happen before you buy a gun (to make sure you're not a criminal, a terrorist or insane)

Answer 54

background checks

Question 55

refusing to co-operate with the other party

Answer 55

partisan politics

Question 56

ta vekk lov

Answer 56

repeal legislation

Question 57

metalldetektor

Answer 57

metal detector

Question 58

det offentlige

Answer 58

the public sector

Question 59

det private

Answer 59

the private sector

Question 60

pionerer

Answer 60

pioneers

Question 61

everyone being watched

Answer 61

mass surveillance

Question 62

being watched all the time

Answer 62

constant surveillance

Question 63

neverending war

Answer 63

constant war

Question 64

angrepsvåpen

Answer 64

assault rifles

Question 65

rifle from 200 years ago

Answer 65

musket