US politics

6. political body (= politisches Organ) making and passing laws
8. an organized attempt by a group of people to influence politicians on a particular issue
10. a US organization that supports the right of citizens to own a gun (acronym)
11. a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives
14. to choose somebody for a job or position of responsibility
15. the people in a society who have influence and power and who usually do not support change
16. a body of electors – especially one that elects the president and vice president of the United States
18. the quality of showing too much support for one person, group (e.g. political party) or idea
20. sth. to officially end a law, a system or an institution
21. symbol of the Democratic Party

1. moving, reacting or working more slowly than normal and in a way that seems lazy
2. 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
3. (in the US) the principle of government by which the President, Congress and the Supreme Court each have some control over the others
4. a statement of a change to the Constitution of the US
5. a feeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair
7. the process of voting at an election: “to go to the ...”; synonym of “surveys (pl.)”
9. to make a long speech in parliament in order to delay a vote
12. to develop in a successful way; to grow and become wealthy
13. a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election by open discussion
17. a situation in which people with different opinions are not able to agree with each other and so no action can be taken
19. member of one house/chamber of the US Congress