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Ballot The piece of paper on
which somebody marks who they are voting for.
Budget: the money that is
available to a person or an organization and a plan of how it will be spent over a period of time.
Campaign: a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim
Congress: a large formal meeting or series of meetings where representatives from different groups discuss ideas, make decisions, etc.
Congressman: a person who works in
the congress in order to make suggestions to improve the country’s development-
Election: the process of choosing a
person or a group of people for a position, especially a political position, by voting.
Government: the group of people who
are responsible for controlling a country or a state.
To govern: to legally control a country or its people and be responsible for introducing new laws, organizing public services, etc.
Party: a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas.
Poll: the process of
questioning people who are representative of a larger group in order to get information about the general opinion
President:
the leader of a republic.
To elect: to choose somebody to
do a particular job by voting for them.
To vote: to show formally by marking a paper or raising your hand which person you want to win an election, or which plan or idea you support.
To run for president: Wanting to represent the country.
Voter: a person who votes or
has the right to vote, especially in a political election.
Pollution: the process of making
air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty.
Air pollution: to pollute the air.
Water pollution: to pollute the water.
Earth Pollution: to pollute the earth.
Factories: a building or group of buildings where goods are made.
Animal rights:
the rights that protect
the animal from any
damage.
Crime: activities that involve
breaking the law.
Corruption: dishonest or illegal
behaviour, especially of people in authority.
To decrease: to become or make something become smaller in size, number, etc.
Health insurance: special arrangement with
a government program which pays your expenses related to health.
Employee: a worker in a specific
company or in a government program.
Employer: the person who hires
and, sometimes, is in charge to watch one’s development at work.
Taxes: money that you have to
pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services.
Medicare special insurance
developed to help old people.
Social Insurance program: Special program created to support people who need to.
Public transportacion: the system of buses, trains, etc. provided for people to travel from one place to another.
Education: a process of teaching,
training and learning, especially in schools or colleges, to improve knowledge and develop skills.
Job opportunities: The chances that a person has to find a job.
Tuition: the money that you pay
to be taught, especially in a college or university.
Street Lighting: The set of lights placed
on the streets of the cities and towns.
Traffic lights:a signal that controls the traffic on a road, by means of red, orange and green lights that show when you must stop and when you can go.
Pothole: a large rough hole in the surface of a road that is formed by traffic and bad weather.
Pedestrian crossing: a part of a road where vehicles must stop to allow people to cross.
To reduce: to make something less
or smaller in size, quantity, price, etc.
Unemployment: the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job.
Poverty line:the official level of income that is necessary to be able to buy the basic things you need such as food and clothes and to pay for somewhere to live.