Unit 7 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Borders
Frontera
The line that divides one country from another
Citizen
Ciudadano
Person who is a member of a particular country, town, …
Coalition
Alianza
Group of different organizations or people who agree to act together, to achieve something
Country
País
Area of land that has its own government, army, etc
Currency
Moneda
The money that is used in a particular country
Election
Elección
A time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job
Flag
Bandera
A piece of cloth, usually rectangular that represents a country or a group
Government
Gobierno
Group of people who control a country
Head of state
Jefe de estado
The official leader of a country, often someone who has few or no real political powers
Law
Ley
Rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves
Minister
Ministro
Member of the government who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it
Monarchy
Monarquia
The system of having a king or queen
Party
Partido
Organization of people with particular political beliefs that competes in elections to try to win positions in local or national government
Politician
Político
Member of a government or law-making organization
Republic
Republica
Country without a king or queen
Society
Sociedad
Large group of people who live together in an organized way
Allow
Permitir
Permission for someone to do something
Ban
Prohibir
Forbid someone to do something or forbid an action
Build
Construir
Create and develop something
Cut
Cortar
Make something shorter, lower, smaller, etc
Elect
Elegir
Choose to do a particular thing
Fund
Financiar
Provide the money to pay for an event, activity, or organization
Introduce
Insertar
Put something into use, operation, or a place for the first time
Lower
Inferior
Make something worse than it was before
