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SUBJECTS

                       

GOVERNMENT-LAW-POLITICS

 

absentee                   voted by absentee ballot

ad hoc                       an ad hoc committee

administration         lead the administration

advocate, n.             a consumer advocate

advocate, v.             advocate recycling

agency                      a county agency

apprehend               apprehend the suspect

argued                       argued about politics

assembly                  debated in the assembly

attache                      attache at the embassy

aye                             Vote aye or nay.

bail                             a bail bond

battle                          a legal battle

bureau                       the Bureau of Indian Affairs

bureaucracy            a government bureaucracy

capital                        our national capital

capitalism                 capitalism or communism?

capitol                       the US capitol building

CIA                             investigated by the CIA

concerned                The public is concerned.

conduct, v.               conduct an investigation

conflict, n.                 an international conflict

contest, v.                 contest the decision

controversy             a public controversy

convict, n.                 an escaped convict

convict, v.                 jury will convict

council                      the city council

counsel                     Get counsel from a lawyer.

courtroom                read her statement in the courtroom

criminal                     a single, criminal offense

DA                              questioned by the DA

debate                       Debate the issues. OR a televised debate

defect, v.                   defect to a free country

delegate, v.               delegate authority

deliberate, v.            The jurors will deliberate.

democracy               support a democracy

democrat                  chose a democrat

democratic               a characteristic of a democratic system

document                 an official document

DUI                             was arrested on a DUI

elected                      elected as mayor

embassy                   a foreign embassy

FBI                              wanted by the FBI

feds                            Cooperate with the feds.

fined                           was fined for speeding

flees                           flees the scene

government             our local government

harassment              charged with sexual harassment

incompatible            incompatible with the law

international            a national or international issue

led the                       led the administration

legal                           a legal battle

legislature                politicians in the legislature

liaison                        acted as a liaison

lib                                active in women's lib

misdemeanor          a misdemeanor or a felony?

moderate, v.             moderate the debate

modus operandi     the thief's modus operandi

moral                         a moral, not a political, issue

national                     a national or international issue OR our national capital

NATO                         a member of NATO

negotiate                  Negotiate the terms.

opponent                  political opponent

PAC                            gave money to a PAC

peace                         Hope for world peace.

political                     a moral, not a political, issue

politicians                 politicians in the legislature

politics                      news about politics

poll                             an opinion poll

precedent                 set a precedent

propaganda             the result of propaganda

protest, adj.              a protest march

protest, v.                 Protest the verdict.

public                        a public hearing

quasi                          a quasi-legal opinion

quorum                     a quorum of five

registered                 registered to vote

represent                  represents aliens

resort, v.                    resort to stealing

rip off, v. phr.           could rip off your cell phone

scene                         the scene of the crime

seize                          Seize the drugs.

senate                       elected to the senate

steal                           illegal to steal

subpoena                 served with a subpoena

survey, n.                  a political survey

unanimous               a unanimous verdict

violated                     violated her civil rights

violent                       violent crime