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Question		Answer
minimum voting age 18 years old start learning		Mindestwahlalter
general election choosing the government start learning		Parlamentswahl
to lower sth to reduce sth start learning		etwas senken
loan money borrowed, e.g., from a bank start learning		Kredit, Darlehen
to raise sth to increase sth start learning		etwas (Steuern usw.) anheben
wall e.g., the Berlin Wall start learning		Mauer
along e.g., the cars drove along the street start learning		entlang
border e.g., the border between Germany and Poland start learning		Grenze
to be required to do sth to have to do sth start learning		etwas (aufgrund von Vorschriften) tun müssen
measles dangerous childhood illness start learning		Masern
to be pro-choice to have the opinion that abortion is OK start learning		Abtreibungsbefürworter/in sein
to implement sth to put sth in place, e.g., a new law start learning		etwas (Gesetz usw.) einführen, etwas umsetzen
to slow sth down to make sth go slower start learning		etwas bremsen, etwas verlangsamen
to limit sth to restrict sth start learning		etwas beschränken, etwas einschränken
offshore away from the coast, in the sea start learning		vor der Küste, auf dem Meer
oil drilling getting oil from under the earth's surface start learning		Ölbohrungen, Ölförderung
to not be allowed to do sth to be forbidden to do sth start learning		etwas nicht tun dürfen
party affiliation connection with a political party start learning		Parteizugehörigkeit
to side with sb/sth to have the same opinion or beliefs as sb/sth start learning		sich hinter jdn/etw stellen, für jdn/etw Partei ergreifen
to believe in sth to be sure about sth start learning		an etwas glauben, von etwas überzeugt sein
to tackle sth to deal with sth, to fight sth start learning		etwas bekämpfen
social inequality unfairness in society start learning		soziale Ungerechtigkeit
social welfare government services that help old/ill people start learning		Sozialhilfe
in need needing help start learning		bedürftig
with regard to looking at, thinking about start learning		hinsichtlich, in puncto
abortion ending a pregnancy start learning		Abtreibung
likely probably start learning		wahrscheinlich
marriage legal relationship between two adults start learning		Ehe
to favour sth to prefer sth start learning		etwas favorisieren, für etwas sein
to interfere with sth to leave sth alone start learning		sich in etw einmischen
bureaucracy official paperwork start learning		Bürokratie
inefficiency doing sth slowly and expensively start learning		Ineffizienz, Schlendrian
law and order e.g., the police maintain law and order start learning		Recht und Ordnung
to take a tough stance towards sth to take strong action against sth start learning		eine harte Haltung gegenüber etw einnehmen
to boo to make a noise to show dislike start learning		buhen
citizenship e.g., German, Austrian, British, etc start learning		Staatsbürgerschaft
natural-born US citizen sb born in the USA start learning		US-Staatsbürger/in von Geburt
extensive far-reaching start learning		umfangreich
ceremony special event start learning		Feier, Feierlichkeit(en), Zeremonie
office formal position in government start learning		Amt
to take office to begin an official job start learning		sein/ihr Amt antreten
inauguration the formal beginning start learning		Einweihung, Amtseinführung
party convention meeting of a political party start learning		Parteitag
representative sb who officially speaks on behalf of a group of people, e.g., in parliament start learning		(Parlaments-) Abgeordnete/r
cabinet senior government ministers start learning		Kabinett
Senate one of two chambers of the US parliament start learning		Senat
House of Commons one of two chambers of the British parliament start learning		Unterhaus
first-time voter sb who is over 18 and voting in their first election start learning		Erstwähler/in
election process system of choosing persons for the government start learning		Wahlverfahren
refresher reminder start learning		Auffrischung
voting system process to choose the government start learning		Wahlsystem
timeline schedule start learning		Zeitplan
primary election to determine the presidential candidate start learning		Vorwahl
National Convention event to nominate candidates for president and vice president start learning		Nominierungsparteitag
event planned social occasion start learning		Ereignis, Veranstaltung
Electoral College group of people who represent the US states in the final presidential vote start learning		Wahlmännergremium
swing state US state that has about the same number of supporters for both parties start learning		US-Bundesstaat mit hohem Wechselwähleranteil
elector sb who has the right to vote start learning		Wahlmann
to cast one's vote to vote in an election start learning		seine Stimme abgeben
upcoming soon to happen start learning		bevorstehend
ambitious wanting to succeed start learning		ehrgeizig
to campaign to try to win the election start learning		Wahlkampf machen
funds (pl) money start learning		Gelder, (Geld-) Mittel
to raise funds to get money start learning		Geld sammeln, Mittel beschaffen
campaign an organized attempt to win an election start learning		Wahlkampf
supporter sb who favors a political party start learning		Anhänger/in, Unterstützer/in
to select sb/sth to choose sb/sth start learning		jemand/etwas auswählen
presidential candidate sb who is campaigning to be president start learning		Präsidentschaftskandidat/in
vice president the president's second-in-command start learning		Vizepräsident/in
ballot (paper) piece of paper for sb's vote start learning		Stimmzettel, Wahlzettel
senator member of the Senate start learning		Senator/in
election result outcome of the election process start learning		Wahlergebnis
to depend on sth e.g., What you can buy depends on how much money you have. start learning		auf etwas angewiesen sein, von etwas abhängen
population number of people living in one place start learning		Bevölkerung
populated occupied, inhabited start learning		bevölkert
to lean (towards sth) to have a tendency towards sth start learning		tendieren (zu etwas)
in order to so that... start learning		um ... zu
nomination suggesting someone for a job start learning		Nominierung
outcome the end result start learning		Ergebnis, Resultat (einer Wahl)
uncertain unclear start learning		unsicher
nominee someone who is put forward for a job start learning		Kandidat/in
ballot voting secretly start learning		Wahl, Abstimmung
convincing(ly) believable(-ly) start learning		überzeugend
delegate someone who represents others, e.g., in parliament start learning		Delegierte/r
to learn something being told something start learning		etwas erfahren
to form something to create something start learning		etwas bilden
to appoint someone to give someone a job start learning		jemanden ernennen
to outline something to summarize the main points start learning		etwas darstellen, etwas skizzieren
despite e.g., I like him despite his shortcomings. start learning		trotz
it/that depends e.g., Is the system fair? That depends on who you ask. start learning		es/das kommt darauf an
outdated old-fashioned start learning		veraltet
on a national level regarding the country as a whole start learning		auf nationaler Ebene
national popular vote referendum start learning		landesweite Volksabstimmung
to abolish something to formally end something start learning		etwas abschaffen
to run for president e.g., In 2008, Barack Obama ran for President and was elected. start learning		sich um das Präsidentenamt bewerben
confusing unclear start learning		verwirrend
to end up empty-handed to have nothing in the end start learning		am Ende mit leeren Händen dastehen
to be on someone's mind to think about something start learning		jemanden beschäftigen (Thema, Problem)
competitor someone who takes part in a competition start learning		Mitbewerber/in
to elect someone (something) to choose someone for the government start learning		jemanden (zu etwas) wählen
voter registration citizens registering to be able to vote start learning		Wählerregistrierung
to question something to doubt something, to feel uncertain about something start learning		etwas in Frage stellen
to serve a purpose to exist for a reason start learning		einen Zweck erfüllen, zweckdienlich sein
legitimate right, acceptable, authorized start learning		legitim
binary choice choosing between two possibilities start learning		binäre Wahl
appropriate (to someone) correct (for someone) start learning		(für jemanden) angemessen, geeignet
executive branch branch of government that deals with law start learning		Exekutive
judicial branch branch of government that deals with justice start learning		Judikative
judiciary system of law courts start learning		Judikative
legislative branch branch of government that makes new laws start learning		Legislative
Supreme Court the highest law court in the US start learning		Oberster Gerichtshof
branches of government divisions of the government start learning		staatliche Gewalten
as opposed to rather than, instead of start learning		im Gegensatz zu
constitution central legal document of a country start learning		Verfassung
to adopt something to take something on start learning		etwas übernehmen, etwas annehmen
power influence start learning		Macht, Einfluss
to declare something to make something known start learning		etwas erklären

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