This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Munkahely- Workplace
íróasztal |
desk |
iratszekrény |
file cabinet |
fénymásoló |
photocopier |
nyomtató |
printer |
konferenciaterem |
conference room |
vízautomata |
watercooler |
alkalmazok |
I employ |
fejlesztek |
I improve |
nyomtatok |
I print |
dolgozom |
I work |
Government Systems
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USA |
Romania |
Hungary |
Capital |
Washington DC |
Bucharest |
Budapest |
Government Type |
constitutional federal republic |
semi-presidential republic |
parliamentary republic |
Administrative Divisions |
50 states and 1 district |
41 counties |
19 counties, 23 cities with county rights, and 1 capital city |
Legal System |
common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law except Louisiana, which is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts |
civil law system |
civil legal system influenced by the German model |
Executive Branch |
Chief of State and Head of Government are the same thing |
Chief of State: The President, Head of Government: Prime Minister |
Chief of State: The President, Head of Government: Prime Minister |
Legislative Branch |
bicameral Congress |
bicameral Parliament |
unicameral National Assembly |
Judicial Branch |
Highest Court: US Supreme Court |
Highest Courts: High Court of Cassation and Justice, Supreme Constitutional Court |
Highest Court: Supreme Judicial Court |
Választások- Elections
Választási Főiskola |
Electoral College |
A group of persons called "electors," selected by the voters in each state, that officially elects the president and vice president. The number of electors in each states is equal to its number of representatives in both houses of Congress. |
Kezdeményezés |
Initiative |
An electoral procedure whereby citizens can propose legislation or constitutional amendments and refer the decision to a popular vote by obtaining the required number of signatures on a petition. |
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Machine |
A hierarchically organized, centrally led state or local party organization that rewards members with material benefits (patronage). |
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Office Block Ballot |
A ballot listing all candidates for a given office under the name of that office. |
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Party Column Ballot |
A ballot listing all candidates of a given party together under the name of that party. |
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Split Ticket Voting |
Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election. |
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Straight Ticket Voting |
oting candidates who are all of the same party. |
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