US politics

2. to develop in a successful way; to grow and become wealthy
8. the people in a society who have influence and power and who usually do not support change
10. (in the US) the principle of government by which the President, Congress and the Supreme Court each have some control over the others
11. member of one house/chamber of the US Congress
12. the quality of showing too much support for one person, group (e.g. political party) or idea
15. a statement of a change to the Constitution of the US
18. the process of voting at an election: “to go to the ...”; synonym of “surveys (pl.)”
19. to make a long speech in parliament in order to delay a vote
20. a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election by open discussion

1. to choose somebody for a job or position of responsibility
3. a feeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair
4. a US organization that supports the right of citizens to own a gun (acronym)
5. a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives
6. a body of electors – especially one that elects the president and vice president of the United States
7. symbol of the Democratic Party
9. political body (= politisches Organ) making and passing laws
13. an election in which members of the same political party run against each other for the chance to be in a larger and more important election
14. an organized attempt by a group of people to influence politicians on a particular issue
15. sth. to officially end a law, a system or an institution
16. a situation in which people with different opinions are not able to agree with each other and so no action can be taken
17. moving, reacting or working more slowly than normal and in a way that seems lazy