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Politics in the UK & the USA (Words) Flashcards

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the Crown

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la Couronne

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the Queen/King of England

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la Reine / le Roi d’Angleterre

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the Prince Consort

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le Prince Consort

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the Prince of Wales

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le prince des Galles

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The heir to the throne

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L’héritier du trône

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the royal family= the Royals

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La famille royale

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The court

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La cour

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A duke, a duchess

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Un duc, une duchesse

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The nobility= The aristocracy

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La (haute) noblesse

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An earl= a count, a countess

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Un comte, une comtesse

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A baron, a baroness

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Un baron, une baronne

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A knight

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Un chevalier

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the Order of the Garter (the Houses of)

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l’Ordre de la Jarretière

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Parliament

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le Parlement

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a member of Parliament= an MP

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Un député

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the House of Commons= the Lower House

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la Chambre des Communes = la chambre basse

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the House of Lords= the Upper House

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la Chambre des Lords = la chambre haute

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A lord, a peer

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Un lord, un pair

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the Speaker

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Le président de la chambre

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the Cabinet

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Le gouvernement

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the Prime Minister/PM

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le Premier ministre

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A frontbencher

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Un des chefs de file d’un parti

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a backbencher

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Un député du rang

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an Act of Parliament

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Une loi

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the Conservative Party
Le parti conservateur
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the Labour Party
Le parti travailliste
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the Liberal Democrats= the Lib Dems
Les démocrates libéraux
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The first-past-the-post voting system
Le scrutin uninominal
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A manifesto
Une profession de foi
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A county
Un comté
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Local authorities
Les autorités locales
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To knight
Faire chevalier
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To ennoble
Anoblir
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The federal government
Le gouvernement fédéral
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The presidency
La présidence
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the President of the United States
Le président des États-Unis
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the First Lady
La première dame
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the White House
la Maison-Blanche
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the Oval Office
le Bureau ovale
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the Chief of Staff
Le secrétaire général de la Maison Blanche
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the Vice-President
Le vice-président
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The administration
Le gouvernement
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(the US) Congress
le Congrès
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the Capitol
le Capitole
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A member of Congress= a congressman
Un parlementaire
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the House of Representatives
La chambre des représentants
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the Speaker
Le président de la chambre
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the Majority/Minority leader
Le chef de la majorité / de l'opposition
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the Senate
le Sénat
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A senator
Un sénateur
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an Act of Congress
Une loi
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the Supreme Court
la Cour suprême
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A justice
Un juge de la Cour suprême
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the Chief Justice
Le président de la Cour suprême
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the Democratic Party
Le parti démocrate
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a Democrat
Un démocrate
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the Republican Party
Le parti républicain
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A caucus
Un congrès politique
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A nominee
Un candidat officiel du parti
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Primary elections= primaries
Des (élections) primaires
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The midterm elections
Les élections de mi-mandat
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The electoral college
Le collège des grands électeurs
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A state governor
Un gouverneur d'État
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A state capitol/house
Un parlement d'État
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Uncle Sam
L'oncle Sam
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Unconstitutional
Anticonstitutionnel
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Democratic
1. démocratique 2. démocrate (USA)
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To nominate
Donner l'investiture
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To take the oath
Prêter serment
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To be sworn in
être investi

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