US politics

1. to choose somebody for a job or position of responsibility
4. political body (= politisches Organ) making and passing laws
6. a feeling of anger or unhappiness about something that you think is unfair
7. (in the US) the principle of government by which the President, Congress and the Supreme Court each have some control over the others
15. member of one house/chamber of the US Congress
16. to make a long speech in parliament in order to delay a vote
17. the process of voting at an election: “to go to the ...”; synonym of “surveys (pl.)”
19. a situation in which people with different opinions are not able to agree with each other and so no action can be taken
20. a meeting of members of a political party for the purpose of choosing candidates for an election by open discussion
21. the people in a society who have influence and power and who usually do not support change

2. to develop in a successful way; to grow and become wealthy
3. the quality of showing too much support for one person, group (e.g. political party) or idea
5. a body of electors – especially one that elects the president and vice president of the United States
8. a US organization that supports the right of citizens to own a gun (acronym)
9. sth. to officially end a law, a system or an institution
10. moving, reacting or working more slowly than normal and in a way that seems lazy
11. a statement of a change to the Constitution of the US
12. a system of government in which all the people of a country can vote to elect their representatives
13. an organized attempt by a group of people to influence politicians on a particular issue
14. symbol of the Democratic Party
18. 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