Wahlen USA - Vokabelliste

deutsch	englisch	Beispiel
Amtseinführungsrede	inaugural address	The inaugural address is the statement of the beginning of a political administration.
Amtsenthebungsverfahren	impeachment	Clinton's impeachment was over before it began.
an einer Wahl teilnehmen	to contest election	In every southern state the Democrats contested elections.
Anhänger	supporter	He was a Kennedy supporter.
berechtigt	eligible	The elections process is provided to all eligible citizens.
besiegen	to defeat	In 2000 Bush defeated Gore.
Botschaft	embassy	In Slovakia you can find the embassy of the USA in Bratislava.
Botschafter	ambassador	Ronald Weise is the ambassador of the USA in Slovakia.
Bürger	citizen	She's a citizen of the USA.
das politische Geschehen	the political process	The political process has reached a critical phase.
Debatte	debate	There's a debate about the political development.
Delegierter	delegate	Delegates are to be elected.
eine Stimme abgeben	to cast a vote	They cast a vote for the first time.
föderalistisch	federal	What are federal regulations?
Fortschritt	progress	The government has made progress in controlling mismanagement.
Gipfel(treffen)	summit	The Genoa G8 summit was held in July.
jemanden unterstützen	to support so.	They support the two-party system.
Kampagne	campaign	He took a campaign tour of West Michigan last week.
Kandidat/in	candidate	The party has put up a candidate .
kanditieren	to run	Bill Clinton ran a second time in 1996.
Mehrheit	majority	She is elected by a majority of two hundred votes.
Meinunsumfrage	opinion poll	They've organised an opinion poll.
Minderheit	minority	Most of the ethnic minorities did not have a written language.
Nationalverammlung	national convention	The candidate is formally nominated at the national convention.
nominieren	to nominate
öffentliches Amt	public office	Cleveland's motto was: "a public office is a public trust".
Parlamentswahlen	general election	The General Election took place on 15th October 1964.
Parteimitglied	party member	Many local party members are optimistic about the campaign.
Parteivorsitzender	party leader	The election of the new party leader was connected with a number of scandals.
Politik	politics	I told her I was going into politics.
Politiker	politician	Politicians are our servants not our masters.
politisches Ziel	policy	We talked about the policy on education.
Präsidentschaftskandidat	presidential candidate	The Presidential candidate that gets more than half of the votes wins the election.
Rede	speech	He made the announcement in a speech on the radio.
Regierung	government, the Administration	The first White House Web Site was developed during the Clinton Administration.
Regierungspartei	party in government	He led the party in government from 1994 to 1997 .
Stimmrecht, Wahlrecht	suffrage	The Fifth Amendment aimed to protect black suffrage.
Vorschriften	regulations	This guide covers the rules and regulations.
Vorwahl (in 3 Stufen)	caucus	Caucuses are held in New Mexico and North Dakota.
Vorwahl (meistens für Parteimitglieder)	primary	Primaries are held in South Carolina, Arizona, Missouri, Delaware and Oklahoma.
Vorwahl (nur für Parteimitglieder)	closed (semi-closed) primary	3 States presently have blanket primaries, while an additional 21 States have open primaries and 8 States have semi-closed primaries.
Vorwahl (offen auch für Nichtparteimitglieder)	open primary
Vorwahl (Wahlmöglichkeit für beide Parteien)	blanket primary
Wahl	election	Any person qualified to vote may run for election.
Wahlbeteiligung	turnout	There was an article about the poor turnout for elections.
wählen	to vote	They have the right to vote.
Wähler	voter	Now the voters can decide.
Wählerschaft	electorate	Only 60% of the electorate voted in the last election.
Wählerverzeichnis	electoral register	In the USA election in 2000, many voters were removed from the electoral register in Florida.
Wahlmänner	electors	The electors can vote for any person at all and are not bound to their party.
Wahlsystem	electoral system	Can you explain how the electoral system really works?
Wahlversammlung, um den Präsidenten und Vizepräsidenten zu wählen	the Electoral College	The electoral college plays a huge role in the election process.
Zweiparteiensystem	two-party system	The two-party system is often criticised.