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AP Spanish: Politics Govt

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1. Pleito
parties (democratic - republic)
lawsuit
places
an attempt (an attack)

2. Videocasetera
video cassette player
arms - weapons
cell phone
jobs - responsibilities

3. Refugiado
micro cassette
refugee
controversies
just - fair - right

4. Los crímenes
crimes
bands of rebels
capital (money)
censor - censorship - censure

5. Senador vitalicio
war
senator for life
organizacion (as in a religious order)
they tried - they attemptted

6. Dimitir
inflation
petition
parties (democratic - republic)
to resign from - step down

7. Teléfono móvil
allied forces
to kidnap
murderers
cell phone

8. Acusar
the accused - criminals
diplomatic
to accuse
jail

9. La prisíon
murder
witness
jail - prison
strike/work stoppage

10. Intentaron
to arrest
an attempt
they tried - they attemptted
coup d'etat - (military take over of government)

11. Teléfono celular
robbery
computers
cell phone
detectives

12. Partidarios
bands of rebels
supporters
dictator
accused - criminal - accused person

13. El capital
police station
blackmail
capital (city)
capital (money)

14. Autómatas
military advance
to resign from - step down
robots
to accuse

15. Fiscal
pickpockets
machine gun
prosecuting attorney - district attourney
allied forces

16. Los lugares
was in mourning
places
to be on patrol
capital (city)

17. Represalias
delinquents
consitution
reprisals - retaliations
supporters

18. Contestadora
machine gun
crimes against humanity
dictatorship
answering machine

19. Las armas
yield to - give in to
horrendous attrocities
investigato - rresearcher
arms - weapons

20. Acontecimiento
conviction
a happening - an event
inflation
to harass

21. Reforma
refugee
reform
just - fair - right
jobs - responsibilities

22. Disturbios
disturbances
capital (city)
police station
cell phone

23. Ejército
candidate
army
the accused - criminals
prosecuting attorney - district attourney

24. Atrocidades horrendas
embezzlement
horrendous attrocities
amendment
he was outspoken - he didn't mince words

25. A expensas de
police station
to be on patrol
to attack
at the expense of

26. Convicción
conviction
to resign from - step down
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)
to crash

27. Votar
to vote
retirement home - old people's home
rocket launcher
rifle

28. Soldado
consitution
another event (happening) was taking place -
soldier
rifle

29. En cuestión
computers
to turn in - to denounce - to betray
president
in question

30. Gobernador
... - at the expense of; by dint of
governor
to negotiate
just - fair - right

31. Arrestar
to arrest
organizacion (as in a religious order)
murder
assailants

32. Tentativa
cell phone
an attempt
to attack
police station

33. Testigo
foreign
defense attorney
censor - censorship - censure
witness

34. La celda
disturbances
criminals
president
cell

35. Partidos
uprising - revolt - riot
just - fair - right
parties (democratic - republic)
controversies

36. Terrorismo
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)
terrorism
horrendous attrocities
to be on patrol

37. Los asesinos
another event (happening) was taking place -
jail
war
murderers

38. Abusar
consitution
to abuse
to crash
strike/work stoppage

39. El chantaje
coup d'etat - (military take over of government)
capital (city)
it happened
blackmail

40. La capital
capital (city)
crimes against humanity
to negotiate
campaign

41. Comité
to interrogate
committee
diversity
immunity

42. Diversidad
to handcuff
pickpockets
a battle referring to war (war battle)
diversity

43. El personal
personnel - staff
blackmail
illegal
dictator

44. Atropellar
to run over
crimes against humanity
places
arms - weapons

45. Global
global
candidate
to interrogate
to negotiate

46. Testimonio
was in mourning
will
guilty
answering machine

47. Esposar
to handcuff
reprisals - retaliations
to capture the commander
assault - attack

48. Sublevación
inspectors
terrorism
election
revolt - rebellion

49. Prender
dictator
interplanetary
prosecution
to grasp

50. Procesamiento
places
prosecution
protests
to harass