Relier Pairs DemocracyVersion en ligne Learn new vocabulary related with democracy par Martha Cecilia Parra Castro 1 candidate 2 party 3 liberal/progressiv 4 election 5 opposition 6 campaign 7 patriot 8 debate 9 independent 10 political 11 patriotic 12 politics 13 conservative a political philosophy based on keeping traditional views and spending less money relating to politics or the process of running a government Barbara is very interested in politics, so she reads the political news every day. in a democracy/republic, when everyone votes for their representatives when people (or candidates) with different opinions answer questions and argue with each other (usually before an election) a person who deeply loves his/her country a political philosophy based on progress, breaking with tradition, and spending more money to help poor people the process of debating, making laws, and running a government a person who does not belong to a particular political party In last night’s presidential debate, candidates from the conservative and liberal parties argued over jobs and health care. Many independent voters watched the debate carefully to decide who to vote for in the upcoming election. a person who tries to get people’s votes for a government position There are many candidates in this year’s presidential election. I’m not sure who I will vote for feeling or showing love for one’s country In the presidential campaign, the candidates often compete to prove to voters that they are the most patriotic person and will do the best job leading the country. the political party that is not in power; people who disagree with a certain view The opposition is hoping to defeat the president in this year’s election by questioning his patriotism. when candidates try to convince people to vote for them (through advertisements, speeches, etc.) run (v.) – to campaign for political office a group of people with similar political ideas (examples of political parties include the Republican and Democrat Parties (US) and the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats (UK)
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