Page 17 - B.J. Thomas - INTERMEDIATE Vocabulary

Elections and Government

Elections

1 Put each ot the tollowing words or phrases in its correct place in the
passage belowo
election campaign support polling day opinion poll vote
polling station predict ballot box candidate

People sometimes try to (a) the result of an election weeks before it takes
place. Several hundred people are asked which party they prefer, and their answers are
used to guess the result of the coming election. This is called an (b) _
Meanwhile each party conducts its (c) wit h meetings, speeches, television
commercials and party members going fram doar to doar encouraging people to
(d) their party. In Britain everyone over 18 is eligible to (e) o The place
where people go to vote in an election is called a (f) and the day of the
election is often known as (g) . The voters put their votes in a (h) and
later they are counted. The (i) with the most votes is then declared the winner.

Government
2 Instructions as aboveo
cabinet alliance right-wing prime minister one-party states
coalition majority left-wing opposition split
In most countries, except (a) , there are several different political parties.
The one with the (b) of seats normally forms the government, and the
parties which are against the government are called the (c) o Sometimes no
single party wins enough seats, and several parties must combine together in a
(d) to form a government. The principal ministers in the government form a
graup called the (e) o The leader of this group, and of the government, is the
(f) o Of course, there are many different kinds of parties and governments.
A socialist or communist party is often described as (g) o A conservative party
on the other hand, is usually said to be (h) o Politicalsituations are always
changing. Sometimes in a party or between two parties there is a big argument or
deep difference of opinion. This is called a (i) o When, on the other hand,
two parties wark together, this is sometimes called an U) _
3 Explain the difference between o ••
(a) pra- and anti-
(b) an election and a referendum

4 Put one ot the tollowing words in each space in the sentences belowo
with tor against to in between
(a) I voted the Liberal candidate.
(b) Put your voting papers the ballot box.
(c) He's very right-wing, 50 he's the socialists.
(d) She belongs the Communist Party.
(e) The Liberals formed an alliance the Social Democrats.
(f) There's asplit the two parties.
(g) There's asplit the party.

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