LITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS IN THE USA
  
  
  I Study the vocabulary.
  
  
  Office - посада
  Official - посадовець
  Involvement - втручання
  To be bound to – бути зобовязаним, бути обмеженим
  To be subject to – бути підлеглим, піддаватися
  Ballot - бюлетень
  County seat – адміністративний центр округа, головне місто
  To cast – подавати (голос при голосуванні)
  Nominating race – змагання під час висування кандидатів
  Primaries – первинні вибори партійних організацій
  Caucuses – первинні вибори на партійних форумах
  Convention - з’їзд
  Poll – виборча дільниця
  
  
  II Read and learn the text of the topic.
  
  The Constitution says nothing about political parties, but over time the US has in fact developed a two-party system. The two leading parties are the Democrats and the Republicans. There are other parties beside these two, and foreign observes are often surprised to learn that among these are also a Communist party and several Socialist parties. Minor parties have occasionally won offices at lower levels of government, but they do not play a role in national politics. In fact, one does not need to be a member of a political party to run in any election at any level of government. Also, people can simply declare themselves to be members of one of the two major parties when they register to vote in a district.
  Sometimes, the Democrats are thought of as associated with labour and the Republicans with business and industry. Republicans also tend to oppose the

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