Le système politique du pays : exercices d'anglais de 3e

Associe chaque mot anglais à sa définition.

Mots : 1. citizen — 2. election — 3. law — 4. judge — 5. majority

Définitions :

A. a person who decides if someone has broken a rule in a court

B. a rule that everybody in a country must follow

C. the group that has more than half of the votes

D. a person who belongs to a country and has rights there

E. a moment when people choose their representatives by voting

Lis le texte, puis dis si chaque phrase est True ou False.

In Switzerland, federal judges are elected by the Federal Assembly. They are chosen for six years, and their term can be renewed. In principle, any citizen can become a federal judge, even without legal training. In practice, people who know the law are preferred. ³

1. Federal judges are chosen directly by the people.
2. A judge's term lasts six years.
3. A federal judge must have studied law.
4. A judge's term can be renewed.
5. Federal judges are elected for an unlimited time.

Le système politique suisse assure la stabilité des institutions depuis 1848 ³. En 1959, un premier vote sur le droit de vote des femmes a abouti à un refus ³.

Combien d'années séparent 1848 de 1959 ? Écris ensuite ta réponse en anglais dans une phrase complète du type : There are ... years between 1848 and 1959.

Réécris chaque phrase à la voix passive (garde le sens).

1. The Federal Assembly elects federal judges. ³
2. Citizens take important decisions by raising their hands in a Landsgemeinde. ³
3. The Federal Council made important changes. (au passé)
4. People in the cantons organise public meetings.

Complète chaque phrase avec un seul mot : can, could, must ou had to.

1. In some Swiss cantons, citizens ___ vote by raising their hands in the village square. ³
2. In 1959, women ___ not vote at federal level because voters refused the change. ³
3. In 1959, to give women the right to vote, the Swiss ___ get a majority of voters and a majority of cantons. ³
4. Every citizen ___ respect the law.

Les lois d'Union de 1536 et 1542 ont uni juridiquement et politiquement le pays de Galles à l'Angleterre ¹. Le Traité d'Union entre l'Écosse et l'Angleterre est entré en vigueur en 1707 ¹.

Calcule le nombre d'années entre les lois de 1536 et le traité de 1707. Puis écris une phrase en anglais avec later : The Treaty of Union came into force ... years later.

Lis ce texte, puis réponds en anglais par des phrases complètes.

In 1929, a petition with 250,000 signatures asked for women's right to vote in Switzerland, but it was not successful. In 1959, a first vote ended in a refusal by 66.9% of the voters. Switzerland gave women the vote later than most other European countries. The main reason was direct democracy: to introduce women's suffrage, a double majority was necessary, of the voters, who were men at the time, and of the cantons. ³

1. How many signatures did the petition of 1929 have?
2. What percentage of the voters said no in 1959?
3. Why did Switzerland take longer than most other European countries?
4. In your own words, why is it difficult for a group to win rights when only another group can vote?

Écris un paragraphe de 70 à 90 mots en anglais pour comparer le système suisse et le système de ton pays (ou de la France).

Utilise au moins : whereas, however, because, une phrase au passif.

Aide : la Suisse est décrite comme une « démocratie de concordance » : on y cherche le consensus entre les grands partis plutôt que la simple décision de la majorité ³. Dans ce système, l'opposition a une existence peu significative ³.