Politics and Government Vocabulary Exercises (CEFR B1)

Politics and Government (Basic) Vocabulary: Word List and Examples Learn B1-level vocabulary for talking about government, elections, and basic political concepts. Word List government, president, prime minister, election, vote, candidate, political party, citizen, democracy, law, parliament, minister, mayor, campaign, policy, tax, public services, local government, national government, court, constitution, rights, freedom of speech, majority, minority, term (a period in office), reform, protest, debate, poll (a survey of opinions), representative. Examples: Citizens have the right to vote in national elections. The government introduced a new policy on public transport. Thousands of people joined the protest outside the parliament. The mayor is responsible for decisions at the local government level. Remember: «policy» (a specific plan or course of action) and «politics» (the general activity of governing) are related but different — «policy» refers to concrete decisions, while «politics» refers to the broader process.