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AP Spanish: Politics Govt

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1. Marciano
to grasp
from Mars - Martian
censor - censorship - censure
jail - prison

2. Disturbios
refugee
uprising - revolt - riot
committee
disturbances

3. Estar de patrulla
army
personnel - staff
organizacion (as in a religious order)
to be on patrol

4. Dictadura
another event (happening) was taking place -
to kidnap
to attack
dictatorship

5. otro suceso acontecía
military troops
another event (happening) was taking place -
personnel - staff
cloning

6. Atentado
video cassette player
foreign
an attempt (an attack)
to accuse

7. Extraterrestres
just - fair - right
alien - extreterrestrial
reprisals - retaliations
robots

8. Inmunidad
to resign from - step down
immunity
yield to - give in to
rocket launcher

9. Soldado
retirement home - old people's home
minister
... - at the expense of; by dint of
soldier

10. Los detectives
detectives
capital (money)
in question
criminals

11. Partidos
parties (democratic - republic)
revolt - rebellion
to interrogate
armored tank

12. Asilos de ancianos

13. La celda
to accuse
cell
to arrest
to vote

14. Candidato
campaign
to grasp
guards
candidate

15. Represalias
justice
war
reprisals - retaliations
liberty

16. Tanque blindado
conviction
bribery
to arrest
armored tank

17. Orden
video cassette player
to arrest
organizacion (as in a religious order)
regime

18. Ordenadores
computers
embezzlement
to interrogate
candidate

19. Sucedió
it happened
policemen - policewoman
to capture the commander
retirement home - old people's home

20. Estuvo de luto
will
criminals
was in mourning
an attempt

21. Las armas
a happening - an event
arms - weapons
to arrest
president

22. Sublevación
revolt - rebellion
terrorism
immunity
another event (happening) was taking place -

23. El personal
governor
supporters
murderers
personnel - staff

24. Ejército
army
places
to run over
assault - attack

25. resentó su candidatura para
investigato - rresearcher
ran for (president...)
terrorism
prosecuting attorney - district attourney

26. Investigar
to investigate
computers
army
crimes against humanity

27. Lores
lords (House of Lords)
orders
ran for (president...)
to arrest

28. Testimonio
global
will
at the expense of
judge

29. Rendirse
jail
to give up
jobs - responsibilities
investigato - rresearcher

30. Proceso
reform
diversity
procedure
computers

31. Abusar
to abuse
criminals
jobs - responsibilities
president

32. La capital
foreign
they tried - they attemptted
delinquents
capital (city)

33. Acusar
to arrest
military troops
to accuse
murderers

34. Gobernador
to kidnap
reform
election
governor

35. Contestadora
to grasp
machine gun
to handcuff
answering machine

36. Los asaltadores
to turn in - to denounce - to betray
to investigate
to resign from - step down
assailants

37. Protestas
protests
intolerance
allied forces
reform

38. Comité
places
army
committee
procedure

39. Los delincuentes
judge
to arrest
disturbances
delinquents

40. Culpable
reform
crimes
guilty
the accused - criminals

41. Refugiado
computers
diplomatic
to capture the commander
refugee

42. Ceden a
cell
rifle
yield to - give in to
diversity

43. Ametralladora
machine gun
election
detectives
dictator

44. Ministro
minister
government
to investigate
legal costs

45. Prender
accused - criminal - accused person
a battle referring to war (war battle)
military advance
to grasp

46. Acontecimiento
crimes
witness
a happening - an event
immigration

47. No tenía pelos en la lengua

48. Inmigración
immigration
politics - policy
coup d'etat - (military take over of government)
to kidnap

49. El capital
capital (money)
foreign
another event (happening) was taking place -
governor

50. Espectáculo
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)
minister
supporters
to negotiate