Check your vocabulary for Law – Politics

P o l i t i c s
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THERE ARE FIFTEEN words connected with politics in the box. Use them to complete the sentences – in some cases you will need to make them plural. The first one has been done for you as an example:
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abstention – budget – consensus – constitution – devolution – house – leader – leak – legislation – membership – policy – poll – recess – spokesman – veto
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1. Germany has a federal __constitution___.
2. A government ____________ revealed that discussions had been concluded on the treaty.
3. According to the latest opinion ___________ the Prime Minister is more unpopular than ever.
4. Austria’s application for __________ of the EU was successful.
5. Many Scots would like to see more __________ of power from Westminster.
6. Parliament has introduced __________ to control the sale of drugs.
7. The bill was passed by both ____________ and sent to the President for signature.
8. The crisis happened during the summer ____________ and Parliament had to be recalled.
9. The government is investigating the latest _________ of documents relating to the spy trial.
10.The government is running a tight monetary __________to try to control inflation.
11. The _______ of the opposition criticized the Prime Minister for his failure to act.
12. The motion was carried by 200 votes to 150; there were 60 ________.
13. The President has the power of __________ over bills passed by Congress.
14. There is a ___________ between all the major parties about what we should do now.
15. The minister has put forward a _________ aimed at slowing down the economy.
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Extension 1: All the words above are nouns. Some of them have verb forms. What are they? The first one has been done for you as an example.
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1. an abstention – to abstain
2. a budget –
3. a devolution –
4. a leader –
5. a leak –
6. legislation –
7. a poll –
8. a veto –
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Extension 2: Write three sentences for the verbs. Don’t write the verbs: leave gaps as in the first exercise on the worksheet. Give the sentences to another student as a test.
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ANSWERS:
1. constitution – 2. spokesman – 3. poll – 4. membership – 5. devolution – 6. legislation – 7. houses – 8.recess – 9. leak – 10. policy – 11. leader - 12. abstentions – 13. Veto – 14. consensus – 15. budget