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AP Spanish: Politics Govt

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1. No tenía pelos en la lengua

2. Convicción
yield to - give in to
conviction
to arrest
video cassette player

3. El capital
micro cassette
the accused - criminals
capital (money)
assailants

4. Teléfono móvil
cell phone
in question
was in mourning
consitution

5. Lores
lords (House of Lords)
cell phone
coup d'etat - (military take over of government)
capital (money)

6. Atrocidades horrendas
terrorism
jail
horrendous attrocities
rocket launcher

7. Batalla belicosa
censor - censorship - censure
a battle referring to war (war battle)
to investigate
other worlds

8. Tentativa
horrendous attrocities
an attempt
places
detectives

9. Marciano
bribery
technology
from Mars - Martian
an attempt

10. Intentaron
blackmail
murder
they tried - they attemptted
machine gun

11. Dictador
other worlds
delinquents
prosecution
dictator

12. Clonación
intolerance
civil rights
cloning
witness

13. Constitucion
military troops
prosecution
reprisals - retaliations
consitution

14. Testigo
witness
orders
investigato - rresearcher
to negotiate

15. Enmienda
he was outspoken - he didn't mince words
alien - extreterrestrial
murderers
amendment

16. Microcasete
campaign
micro cassette
diversity
to vote

17. Rendirse
jail
to give up
pickpockets
committee

18. Senador vitalicio
protests
senator for life
controversies
procedure

19. A costa del
... - at the expense of; by dint of
guilty
personnel - staff
in question

20. Teléfono celular
micro cassette
cell phone
legal - (adjective) as in legal system
to run over

21. Orden
organizacion (as in a religious order)
to grasp
policemen - policewoman
uprising - revolt - riot

22. Ceden a
ran for (president...)
jail
yield to - give in to
capital (city)

23. Procesamiento
controversies
... - at the expense of; by dint of
murder
prosecution

24. Los asesinos
war
to give up
reform
murderers

25. Reforma
guilty
reform
to harass
to attack

26. Votar
to vote
interplanetary
detectives
candidate

27. Defensor
global
to capture the commander
to arrest
defense attorney

28. Los investigadores
investigato - rresearcher
jobs - responsibilities
terrorism
horrendous attrocities

29. En la sala de un tribunal
procedure
legal costs
... - at the expense of; by dint of
in the courtroom

30. Tropas
military troops
prosecution
just - fair - right
immigration

31. Clonar
diversity
yield to - give in to
to clone
capital (money)

32. Petici
reform
election
taxes
petition

33. Delatar
to turn in - to denounce - to betray
guilty
cloning
senator for life

34. Atropellar
cell phone
to run over
they tried - they attemptted
orders

35. Torturar
to torture
to handcuff
jobs - responsibilities
candidate

36. Otros mundos
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)
order (logical order)
senator for life
other worlds

37. Chocar
machine gun
retirement home - old people's home
robbery
to crash

38. Interrogar
to interrogate
computers
prosecuting attorney - district attourney
disturbances

39. Protestas
protests
diplomatic
reprisals - retaliations
candidate

40. Estuvo de luto
was in mourning
in the courtroom
to investigate
organizacion (as in a religious order)

41. Global
global
committee
consitution
government

42. Ilegal
revolt - rebellion
military advance
allied forces
illegal

43. Los lugares
crimes
to torture
places
arms - weapons

44. Los acusados
the accused - criminals
consitution
another event (happening) was taking place -
to kidnap

45. Sublevación
... - at the expense of; by dint of
revolt - rebellion
robbery
censor - censorship - censure

46. El calabozo
violence
ran for (president...)
jail
robbery

47. Terrorismo
answering machine
terrorism
immunity
another event (happening) was taking place -

48. Inmigración
an attempt (an attack)
immigration
yield to - give in to
to interrogate

49. Testimonio
dictator
another event (happening) was taking place -
will
in the courtroom

50. Interplanetario
to be on patrol
interplanetary
cell
strike/work stoppage