Glossary. Politics

Fill in the missing words in their correct form. (20 p.)

The United States of America (US) is a federal 1.____________ of fifty 2._________________ . The national 3. ____________________is divided into three branches, of which one governs 4._______________________ , and the other two are the 5. ______________________________ and judicial branches. The president nominates the members of the Cabinet.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a 6. ________________________ . All 7. _____________________ automatically get the monarch's approval before they become laws. The 8. ___________________________ has two houses: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The monarch selects the ministers on the advice of the 9. _______________________ . As prescribed in the 10. _____________________________ , the monarch stays above politics and does not make their personal views known.

1. tasavalta
2. osavaltio
3. hallitus
4. lainsäädäntö
5. toimeenpaneva
6. kuningaskunta
7. lakiesitys
8. eduskunta, parlamentti
9. pääministeri
10. perustuslaki

 

Glossary. Society and healthcare

Combine the meanings. (10 p.)

vanhempainvapaa =

maahanmuutto =

asumistuki =

vähemmistö =

maastamuuttaja =

kuntoutus =

syrjintä =

pakolainen =

kansalaisuus =

köyhyys =

pakolainen =

 

Glossary. Crime

Fill in according to the clues. (10 p.)

1. I heard that they finally caught the____________________

tuhopolttaja

who set the church on fire last summer.

2. Tourists have to watch out for _______________________.

taskuvarkaita

3. It’s horrible how that ______________________________

ryöstäjä

assaulted our neighbor in broad daylight.

4. I think the _______________________________ will be

vastaaja

 found guilty. There is so much evidence against them.

5. There were ___________________________________ in

tunkeilijoita

our house last night, but luckily the alarm went off and scared them away.

6. The ______________________________ was convicted of

petturi

treason.

7. I don’t want you hanging out with that Ben – he’s a real __________________________________ these days,

nuorisorikollinnen

 vandalising places and harassing people.

8. In espionage novels, the______________________________ is always some

vakooja

good-looking, charming character.

9. It is up to the _____________________________ to

valamiehistö

decide if she has committed the crime.

10. The ______________________________ allowed the

hakkerointi

criminals to block a government website.

ANSWERS:

Politics:

1. republic
2. states
3. government
4. legislation
5. executive
6. monarchy
7. bills / proposals
8. Parliament
9. Prime Minister / prime minister
10. Constitution / constitution

Society and health care:

rehabilitation

parental leave

citizenship

minority

discrimination

emigrant

immigration

housing benefit

poverty

refugee


Crime

1. arsonist
2. pickpockets
3. mugger / robber
4. defendant
5. intruders
6. traitor
7. juvenile delinquent
8. spy
9. jury
10. hacking