Related pages :

Civilization and History in different countries

Vocabulary :

• Political glossary - "Know your red states from your blue dogs." (BBC)

• Diplomatic immunity 
  "is a form of legal immunity and a policy held between governments that ensures that diplomats are given safe passage and are considered not susceptible to lawsuit or prosecution under the host country's laws (although they can be expelled)..."
  (Wikipedia)

• Hung parliament
  "Under a parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament (also known as a minority parliament, a balanced parliament or a parliament under no overall control) is a legislature in which no political party has an absolute majority of seats."
  (Wikipedia)

  

• politics - Listen to the pronunciation. (merriam-webster.com)
  = 1 a: the art or science of government
  b: the art or science concerned with guiding or influencing governmental policy
  c: the art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a government
  2: political actions, practices, or policies...

• policy - Listen to the pronunciation. (merriam-webster.com)
  1 a: prudence or wisdom in the management of affairs
  b: management or procedure based primarily on material interest
  2 a: a definite course or method of action selected from among alternatives and in light of given conditions to guide and determine present and future decisions
  b: a high-level overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body

• Formes de gouvernenment - vocabulaire (anglais / français) :
  - COMMUNISME
  - DÉMOCRATIE
  - DICTATURE
  - FASCISME / NAZISME
  - MONARCHIE
  - AUTRE FORMES DE GOUVERNEMENT
  (Ac. Aix-Marseille)

• Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government (ulib.iupui.edu)

• It's about the oil (stopviolence.com)
  
  

Timelines :

• A Clickable Timeline: Democracy's rocky road
  "BBC News compiles a timeline of some of the key events in the evolution of the political system, from its earliest beginnings in Mesopotamia
  (modern Iraq) in 4000BC.
  Find out how democracy has spread around the world, through advances such as Magna Carta and universal suffrage,
  but succumbed to setbacks such as Hitler's Germany and the suppression of 20th century pro-democracy movements.
  (BBC)

Facts :

• Strauss-Kahn faces tough routine at Rikers Island jail
  "In only two days, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has moved from a $3,000-a-night penthouse suite to a cell -  in cell on his own - in one of America's most notorious prisons...
  The Rikers jail complex sits on a 400-acre (1.65 sq km) island on the East River, near LaGuardia airport, between the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx.
  Rikers Island is a chaotic maze of cells, holding some 11,000 inmates, many pending trial.
  It includes some 10 separate jails where prisoners are segregated by gender and age."
  (BBC)
  + a video (video.theaustralian.com.au)

  

• Strauss-Kahn arrest: IMF head detained at Rikers Island - 17 May 2011 (BBC)
  "IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been remanded in custody at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail on charges of sexual assault."
  See the charges against him. + New York DA's news release on charges
  + a VIDEO
  
  
  
  
  Strauss-Kahn in court (video.ca.msn.com)
  
  

• Who’s Coming and Who’s Going? The Changing Political Landscape Of The 20th Century
  "is an excellent infographic that shows some of the major political/geographical changes over the past one hundred years."
  (akhost.chacha.com/chacha.com)
  

  

• Some pictures may be shocking for kids.

  Legofesto
  "a politics-junkie and news-hound, with a thing for lego... Human rights abuses and real events in the world are recreated in lego."
  (legofesto.blogspot.com)

  

• MEDITERRANEAN UNION :

  
  
  
  • Union for the Med - a blank map (Wikipedia)

    
    
    
    
    

  • Mediterranean Union is launched - 13 July 2008
    "French President Nicolas Sarkozy has launched a new international body with 43 member nations aimed at ending conflict in the Middle East...
    The Union for the Mediterranean will tackle issues such as regional unrest, immigration to pollution."
    (BBC)
    
    
    
    
    
    
  • Union for the Mediterranean
    = "a community of European Union member states and other countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea established on 13 July 2008 by French President Nicolas Sarkozy."
    (Wikipedia)
    
    
    
    

Listening :

• French strike - activities +
  (Jean Sabiron - Ac. Poitiers)
  
  

• French strike
  Second montage, sur le BILAN de la journée du 18 octobre
  "pour un repérage des formes verbales et aspects,
  et incidemment des formes faibles"
  + fiche d'aide
  (Jean Sabiron - Ac. Poitiers)

INTERACTIVE exercises :

• The symbols of US Government - Matching exercise (Ac. Paris)
  
  

• US elections keywords - "Choose the appropriate translation" (Ac. Paris)
  
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Britons Furious Over Politician's Expenses - a lesson plan
  WARM-UPS : Politicians / Weekly expenses
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

Webquests :

• UK General Election Webquest - Level B1
  Created by Fiona Davison (Ac. Nancy-Metz)

  

INTERACTIVE games :

• Washington DC for Kids
  GAMES - Word find : Search for US Presidents / Search for political words

• Elections - interactive quiz (BBC)
  
  

Comic strip / Cartoons :

Cartoon: Pitiless, Helpless, Clueless "This cartoon by Schrank from  The Independent on Sunday relates to the ongoing conflict in Libya..." + COMMENT + VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR (jeffreyhill.typepad.com)	Cartoon: Happy New Year "This cartoon by Garland from  The Telegraph portrays world leaders, UK politicians (and Julian Assange) as circus acts. A nice metaphor for the uncertain year which awaits us all." + QUESTIONS + VOCABULARY (jeffreyhill.typepad.com)	Hung parliament (jeffreyhill.typepad.com)
The truth (tnellen.com)	OBAMA AND AFGHANISTAN - cartoons (cagle.com)	More or less ? (photos1.blogger.com)
It's No Laughing Matter - Analizing political cartoons "Use this interactive activity to take apart real-world cartoons as you learn how to spot the methods behind the message." (lcweb2.loc.gov)	A 12-strip Vocons® vocabulary comic strip story to celebrate regional and national fall elections. "The 12 election-related vocabulary words tell the story of the Candidate Sam Campaign." with activities : [Crosswords] [Word Find] [Fill-in-Blanks] [Matching] [Word story]	Searchable database of political cartoons, by the best editorial cartoonists in the world - "and all of these cartoons are available for you to reprint." (politicalcartoons.com)
Weapons of Mass Destruction (wittyworld.com)	Information (i.treehugger.com)
Editorial Cartoons + Teacher's Guide (cagle.com) "We have developed lesson plans for using the editorial cartoons as a teaching tool in Social Sciences, Art, Journalism and English at all levels." "Teacher's are welcome to print these cartoons out for use in their classrooms --you dont have to ask for permission."
A Catalog of Political Cartoons by Dr. Seuss (orpheus.ucsd.edu)

Posters :

• TOP-RATED POSTERS
  (mydavidcameron.com)

  

Animations :

• Chinese anti-satellite test sparks concern (MSNBC)
  - with an animation : Combat in the Cosmos - The militarization of space

  

• ANIMATED POLITICAL CARTOONS by Mark Fiore (cagle.com)

• "Ethics Liquidators" - animation (Mark Fiore)

  

Songs :

• Bad Science - Mr Politician
  (YouTube)
  
  
  
• Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears

• Dear Mr President - sung by Pink - UPDATED
  - with the VIDEO and the LYRICS