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AP Spanish: Politics Govt

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Abusar
immigration
arms - weapons
to turn in - to denounce - to betray
to abuse

2. Votar
legal - (adjective) as in legal system
government
to vote
jobs - responsibilities

3. El desfalco
to run over
embezzlement
reprisals - retaliations
micro cassette

4. Ejército
answering machine
retirement home - old people's home
technology
army

5. Acosar
to harass
revolt - rebellion
army
inspectors

6. Comité
pickpockets
organizacion (as in a religious order)
politics - policy
committee

7. Bandos rebeldes
armored tank
inflation
cell phone
bands of rebels

8. Crimen de lesa humanidad
crimes against humanity
order (logical order)
taxes
dictatorship

9. Chocar
jail
witness
to crash
murder

10. El robo
foreign
robbery
governor
ran for (president...)

11. Extranjero
technology
soldier
dictator
foreign

12. Presidente
reprisals - retaliations
order (logical order)
a battle referring to war (war battle)
president

13. Orden
inflation
order (logical order)
crimes against humanity
disturbances

14. Espectáculo
order (logical order)
another event (happening) was taking place -
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)
strike/work stoppage

15. Elección
order (logical order)
robots
jail - prison
election

16. Estar de patrulla
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)
it happened
to be on patrol
immunity

17. Dictadura
technology
embezzlement
dictatorship
military advance

18. Lores
immunity
lords (House of Lords)
to kidnap
politics - policy

19. Atacar
orders
amendment
ran for (president...)
to attack

20. El personal
the accused - criminals
to be on patrol
will
personnel - staff

21. Lanzacohete
to abuse
rocket launcher
terrorism
the accused - criminals

22. Partidarios
government
supporters
prosecuting attorney - district attourney
machine gun

23. Inflación
to accuse
inflation
to resign from - step down
procedure

24. Secuestrar
regime
accused - criminal - accused person
to kidnap
ran for (president...)

25. Esposar
a battle referring to war (war battle)
guards
interplanetary
to handcuff

26. Otros mundos
other worlds
coup d'etat - (military take over of government)
an attempt
prosecution

27. R
regime
conviction
to turn in - to denounce - to betray
other worlds

28. Candidato
procedure
cloning
revolt - rebellion
candidate

29. resentó su candidatura para
micro cassette
an attempt (an attack)
just - fair - right
ran for (president...)

30. Golpe de estado

31. Marciano
to run over
from Mars - Martian
to negotiate
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)

32. La cárcel
to give up
jail
to capture the commander
president

33. Los carteristas
illegal
war
pickpockets
he was outspoken - he didn't mince words

34. Los acusados
amendment
the accused - criminals
diplomatic
governor

35. En cuestión
to grasp
in question
jail
to harass

36. Inmigración
embezzlement
army
immigration
to torture

37. Costas procesales
prosecution
civil rights
places
legal costs

38. Estuvo de luto
was in mourning
innocent
military troops
micro cassette

39. Atentado
an attempt (an attack)
rifle
to clone
refugee

40. la Censura
president
ran for (president...)
dictatorship
censor - censorship - censure

41. Motín
uprising - revolt - riot
reprisals - retaliations
supporters
censor - censorship - censure

42. El chantaje
blackmail
another event (happening) was taking place -
in question
military advance

43. Partidos
cell phone
parties (democratic - republic)
he was outspoken - he didn't mince words
machine gun

44. Global
candidate
global
personnel - staff
to torture

45. Videocasetera
delinquents
video cassette player
to capture the commander
refugee

46. El soborno
bribery
judge
embezzlement
dictator

47. Negociar
he was outspoken - he didn't mince words
senator for life
defense attorney
to negotiate

48. Orden
illegal
spectacle - sight - show (as in entertainment)
organizacion (as in a religious order)
senator for life

49. Dimitir
cell phone
prosecution
to resign from - step down
in the courtroom

50. Culpable
senator for life
guilty
soldier
to capture the commander