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Politics
B. Look at these sentences and decide if they are TRUE or FALSE. Use a dictionary to help you.
1. A monarchy is a system of government with an elected king or queen.
2. A politician is a person who works for the king or queen.
3. A statesman or stateswoman is an important religious leader or representative of a country.
4. A cabinet is a committee formed of the most important members of a government.
5. A president is the head of a republic.
6. A ministry is a person who works for the government.
7. A constituency is an area of a country which elects a Member of Parliament.
8. A policy is a government which is controlled by the police.
9. A referendum is the process of choosing by voting.
10. An election is a vote where all the people of a country are asked to vote on a single question.
C. Now look at this extract from a current affairs radio programme and complete the gaps
with one of the words or expressions from Tasks A and B. In some cases, more than one
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