POLITICS

How much do you know about politics?

1. A group of people who govern a country or state:

a) A government b) a constitution
2. The art or science of government or governing
a) A constitution b) politics
3. A set of basic laws and principles that a country is governed by, which cannot easily
be changed by the political party in power
a) A constitution b) a democracy
4. An occasion when people vote to choose someone for an official position
a) A government b) an election
5. Show, by marking a paper or using a machine, etc., which person you want in a
government position
a) Govern b) vote
6. Lead or take part in a series of actions intended to win an election for a government
position
a) Campaign b) vote
7. A system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its
government officials.
a) A monarchy b) a democracy
8. A system in which a country is ruled by king or queen
a) A dictatorship b) a monarchy
9. Government by a ruler who has complete power
a) A democracy b) a dictatorship
10. A country ruled by a king or a queen whose power is limited by a constitution
a) A dictatorship b) a constitutional monarchy

Write examples of:

A democracy: USA government

A monarchy: Saudi Arabia

A constitutional monarchy:

Spain

A dictatorship: Equatorial

Guinea

Vocabulary

Radical: supporting complete political or social change.

Liberal: supporting changes in political, social or religious systems that respect the different
beliefs, ideas, etc. of other people.

Moderate: having opinions of beliefs, especially about politics, that are not extreme and that
most people consider reasonable or sensible.
Conservative: preferring to continue to do things as they have been done in the past rather
than risking changes

Reactionary: strongly opposed to political change

Listen to each conversation. Then with a partner complete the chart

Radical Liberal Moderate Conservative Reactionary

He’s X
She’s X
He’s X
She’s X
He’s X

PAIR WORK

1. What advice would you like to give to the president?

Avoid accepting bribes from the cartel mafia
2. What do you think about the president?
That he could be better
3. What do you think about our government ‘s policies?
I think that only benefits the rich people
4. Are you a liberal or conservative?
conservative
5. Who are you going to vote for in the election?
Top secret
6. Are you in favor of capital punishment?
Not really

Vocabulary: match each definition with a word from the box

c 1) A lack of necessary money to survive a) A bribe

b) Genocide
b 2) the attempt to destroy all members of a racial or ethnic group
c) Poverty
e 3) judging or harming people because of their racial or ethnic heritage d) Corruption
e) Discrimination
a 4) money paid or some other reward given to a person to perform a f) racism
dishonest or unethical act or to provide a favor.

D 5) the abuse of power by people in government or business

F 6) the belief that other racial of ethnic’s groups are inferior to one’s own

Listening: pros and cons

Listen to three conversations about dictatorship, democracy and monarchy. Work in pairs:
Student A: summarize the arguments in favor, Student B: summarize the arguments against.
- Dictatorship:
1. Efficiency
- Democracy:
1. People can choose the option that he like
- Monarchy:
1. Maintains the standard of “traditions”