DEFINITIONS
Political programme
agenda
The Most important legislative chamber in the UK
The House of Commons
the people who are in the Senate
the senators
To totally change the system
to disrupt the system
Political mandate
term
The most important legislative chamber in the USA
The House of Representatives
The 2nd legislative chamber in the UK
the House of Lords
the people who are in the House of Representatives
the representatives
The period of time after the birth of a child when the mother or father stays at home.
parental leave
annual speech of the US president to explain his agenda (held in January)
State of the Union address
Political system of vote where the winner gets all the seats
first-past-the-post system
Elections held in the middle of a president's time in office in the USA
mid terms elections
the people who are in the House of Commons
the MPs (Members of Parliament)
the name of the UK political system
constitutional monarchy
Date of the American elections
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
the thing under a cup to prevent water from being spread
saucer
the president and his running mate
the ticket
small place with water
pond
to live without the sum of money needed to live decently
to live under the poverty line
Duration of a presidential term
4 years
The 2nd legislative chamber in the USA
The Senate
political meeting
campaign rally
Definition of democracy by Montesquieu
a government of the people by the people
a system where the state pays for each citizen's medical expenditures
healthcare system
The first 10 amendments of the American Constitution
The Bill of Rights