Arbeitsblatt: Vocabulary

discrimination prejudice difference distinction 1. Discrimination is the result of prejudice. 2. People have often been discriminated against because of race, religion, or colour. 3. Discrimination against coloured people is serious problem in many parts of the world. 4. There is no real difference between white and coloured people. 5. In fact, it is misleading to say that negroes are different from white people. 6. Many white people, in fact, differ from other white people. 7. People tend to be prejudiced against people or things they do not understand. 8. In the eyes of the law one should not make distinction between one person and another. 9. We should only distinguish between good and bad people. Fill in: a) There were many coloured people in the office, but the manager shook hands with everybody without making . b) Can you understand why negroes are . . in the U.S.A.? c) Our way of life is not much . that of English people. d) Germans only Englishmen in that the two nations live in parts of Europe. e) It is difficult to make exact . all the peoples of the world. f) There is really no great . the various peoples of the world. g) Many people cannot . opinion and prejudice. h) There was time when the English people were . . the Scots. j) In our Century there have been too many examples of . nations and races. Vocabulary: American government to elect president for four yours to vote for candidate to be the Head of State to have representative functions to lead the country to determine foreign policy (bestimmen) to take part in s.th. (teilnehmen) the law-making process to be the most powerful man in the world Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives (mind the articles!) the number depends on the number of people in to have small population to make laws tio introduce bill /law (bill bevor verabschiedet) to veto law to override the veto the President checks on Congress and vice versa law is unconstitutional lower/ higher court to interpret laws each branch of the government has its own rights the separation of powers to face majority of the other party in Congress to leave office each branch watches over what the others do system of checks and balances power is balanced state government some areas are not touched by federal laws to decide for itself school leaving age/ driving age to regulate s.th. by law to have great influence/ power to play an important role in the world the commander of the troops to become President to be elected President of the U.S.