ABSTRACT
Task 1: Look at the sentences 1–12 and rearrange the letters in bold to make a word connected with politics. (The first and last letters of each word are underlined. A dictionary definition is included to help you.) Then put the words into the grid below. If you do it correctly, you will find a word in the bold vertical strip which means ‘rule of a country by one person’.
We live in a meyoadcrc. (a country governed by freely elected representatives of the people)
Scotland is aiming for ndnpniedceee in the next few years. (freedom)
A aidtdenac for the Labour Party called at our house last week. (a person who is standing for election)
The military junta abolished the constitution and set up a ioaialrttan régime. (having total power and not allowing any opposition or personal freedom)
An huiatoitaarrn government is not necessarily a bad thing. (controlling people strictly)
The Prime Minister has appointed a group of octthraecns to run the government. (a person with particular skills brought in to run a country or an organisation)
The Conservative Party lost the election and is now in opsionotip. (the party or group which opposes the government)
France is a picubrel, with a president and prime minister. (a system of government which is governed by elected representatives headed by an elected or nominated president)
Governments often impose strict economic ontincsas on countries which abuse their power. (restrictions on trade with a country in order to try to influence its political development)
The American Congress is formed of the eoHus of Representatives and the Senate. (part of a parliament)
Her socialist oildgyoe led her to join the party. (a theory of life based not on religious belief, but on political or economic philosophy)
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