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POLITICS & ELECTIONS VOCABULARY 1 (ESL)

level: Intermediate (B1/B2)
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Political vocabulary is essential for understanding the news and discussing current affairs in English. This first exercise covers the key words for politics, elections, and voting. This is exercise 1 of 2.


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Choose the best response to complete each of the following sentences.

1. John never votes for Republican ________.
2. Who won the ________ in your state?
3. Who did you vote ________?
4. The election ________ are in. = We now know the election ________.
5. The Democratic candidate won all the states in the South. = The Democratic candidate ________ the South.
6. A ________ is when one candidate wins an election by a large percentage.
7. Q: How many ________ can a US president serve? A: A US president is allowed to serve two ________.
8. If something "hangs in the balance", it is ________.
9. The Democrats won a large number of ________ in the Senate.
10. It is important that all the ________ are counted.
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Politics & Elections Conversation Questions 1. How does the political system in your country work? Is it a democracy?
2. Do you vote in elections? Why or why not?
3. What do you think are the most important qualities in a political leader?
4. How much do you follow politics and current affairs? How do you stay informed?
5. Do you think young people are interested enough in politics? Why or why not?
6. What political issue do you feel most strongly about?
More English vocabulary exercises Politics & elections 1
Politics & elections 2
Did you know? The word democracy comes from the Greek demos (people) + kratos (power or rule) — literally "rule by the people." The concept originated in ancient Athens around 508 BCE, though Athenian democracy excluded women, slaves, and foreigners from participation.

English political vocabulary is full of borrowed terms: parliament from Old French parlement (speaking); candidate from Latin candidatus (clothed in white — Roman candidates wore white togas); vote from Latin votum (a wish or vow).
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