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

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