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1.I usually wait until the presidential before making up my

mind about my vote When I watch the two main candidates

argue their points, I feel like I learn a lot about them as people

and how well formulated their ideas are

arguments

debates

discussions

contests

2.America has the goal of spreading world-wide, which is

good but it sure makes armed conflicts last a long time when the

military has to wait for a government to be installed and to

function properly

republicanism

democracy

socialism

fascism

3.So far, I haven't heard the Democratic candidate's stand on any

of the more topics like abortion, gay marriage, stem cell

research, immigration and others of that ilk Until I hear what he

has to say on those, I am not going to make up my mind on

whom I am voting for yet

marginal

agreeable

biased

controversial

4.When is the actual presidential ? I always forget when it

is I should know because I want the current president out of

office as soon as possible

changing

switch

decision

election

5.Henry was talking about running for mayor but I don't think it

is a good idea He is smart and a hard worker but he isn't much

of a He doesn't motivate people and doesn't work very

well with others Also, he is meticulous but doesn't see potential

opportunities very often

general

commander

leader

controller

6."Do you think Arnold Schwarzenegger has made a good

? I think he has done a better job than Gray Davis but I think

California is big enough that we could find someone who could

do better

congressman

mayor

general

governor

7.I heard President Obama is going to a new Supreme

Court justice soon To me, that is very exciting The new person

will be interpreting America's laws for the rest of his or her life

I hope he chooses wisely

enslave

appoint

order

mandate

8.In the United States, there are two main political : the

Republicans and the Democrats

parties

factions

armies

combatants

9.I didn't think President George W Bush was very good at

giving He is obviously an intelligent guy He made it as

far in the political system as one could go but he sounded dumb

when he addressed the people I never felt motivated or moved

by them either

oratories

statements

messages

speeches

10.Although Democrats and Republicans are opposites in the

political arena, the candidates who recently ran for office have

been pretty It was hard to tell whether each was a

Republican or a Democrat if you just listened to them speak

Neither appeared to be very right-wing or left-wing

middling

mediocre

centrist

average