Thematic vocabulary

Politik

politics - Politik (als politisches Tagesgeschäft)
local politics, interested in politics (Lokalpolitik: politisch interessiert)

policy - Politik (als Programm)
foreign policy, domestic policy (Außenpolitik, Innenpolitik)

politician Politiker/-in
a left-wing or right-wing politician links- oder rechtsgerichtete/r
Politiker/-in)




Regierung

to govern - regieren, die Regierung innehaben Who might govern this county next?

government - Regierung

to rule - herrschen über Cromwell ruIed Britain.

a rule - Herrschaft; Regel He followed rules. (Er befolgte
Regeln.)

military rule - (Militärherschaft)

ruler - Herrscher


prime minister - Premierminister The prime minister (Premierminister) heads
the British government.

secretary/minister - Minister The ministers or secretaries of state are members of his cabinet.

cabinet - Kabinett The opposition party in parliament forms a shadow cabinet.



Staats-Landesoberhaupt

head of state - Staatsoberhaupt an elected head of state (gewähltes Staatsoberhaupt)

monarchy - Monarchie

to reign - als Monarch herrschen Queen Victoria reigned from 1873 to 1901.


Parlament

parliament - Parlament

bill - Gesetzesvorlage to introduce bills (Gesetzesvorlagen einbringen)

Members of Parliament, MPs - (brit.) Abgeordnete


Parliament passes bills (verabschiedet Gesetze), which become law after the Queen signs (unterzeichnet) them, The House of Lords (Oberhaus) can approve of or reject the bills passed by the House of Commons (Unterhaus).



Verfassung

constitution - Verfassung written or codified constitution
constitutional monarchy (konstitutionelle Monarchie)
Article 14 of the European Constitution deals with the economic policies of the member states.

article - Paragraph Article 14 of the European Constitution deals with the economic policies of the member states

Wahlen
election - Wahl Candidates compete in an election campaign (Wahlkampf).


general election - Bundeswahl They hold an election every four years.

local election - Kommunalwahl
You elect a member of parliament in your constituency (Wahlkreis).

to elect/to vote - wählen You vote for one ofthe candidates
(die Stimme abgeben für).

ballot - Wahlzettel They counted the ballots in the ballot box.
(Wahlurne).

vote - Wählerstimme The Labour candidate won by 500 votes
(Stimmen).

suffrage (right to vote)- Wahlrecht (universal suffrage (allgemeines Wahlrechts, female suffrage, votes for women (Frauenwahlrecht)