US election issues vocabulary
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
- Learn the English words you need to join discussions about the US elections. Our latest video goes into the topics many folks are talking about.
Click here to see our video on more basic US election vocabulary. • US Elections - English...
In this video lesson we go deeper into the issues we expect people will be talking about this year, so you can join in the discussions.
We look at words you'll need for topics like:
voter fraud
voter suppression and intimidation
the electoral college
And also words to do with some recent events:
the presidential debate
the death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg
President Trump's corona virus diagnosis
So you'll hear a lot of the words that your heard in our first video used again and also learn some new ones.
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Hello Viki, hello Jay. I'll write down this message to both of you. I'm Firman, I'm a law unversity student in Indonesia.
I was attending a class of political party system where we're not only studying the domestic/national party/election, but also foreign election all over the world. As one of major countries in the world, It's inevitable to discuss about American Election as you will hold the election on November. My University teacher brought up the topic and asking us about the American Presidential Election. It just happened that The teacher asked us One day After I finished watching two of your videos of American Election. I was talking a lot in class as if I gave a lecture of American Election to the other students LOL.
I was able to talk a lot of detail stuff such as Mail-in ballot, Street Money, Electoral College, Primary Election, The Electors, etc. So I got compliment from my teacher because of that. Well, My solely resources were none other than two of your videos guys, These videos are more than english learning video, again thank you so much!
That's why I think morally I have to stop by and say thank you so much for making such informative, helpful videos. I love the way you guys explain the difficult terms with so easy explanation, for example Vicki says ballots means the same meaning as votes or to cast your vote/ballot means to vote.
I rarely comment on your channel, the last time I made a comment I think was 2 years ago. I rarely get notification from your channel, then I realized that the notification (the bell) was in off mode. Now I rang the bell on, so I can keep update for your videos.
Another thing I have to mention is I like Vicky's hair in this video, It's just so elegant and looks young. I don't know if it's allowed or not to say that, but it was something that caught my attention in this video. You guys look in great shape, Something I hope I can get as well when reach the same age as you two. Keep healthy Jay, Viki.
I actually still have a lot of questions popping up in my mind pertaining the technical stuff in American election. However let me just ask you one question, So you said if you vote by mail, you have to sign on the envelope, that must matching to signature on the file that they have. This is very interesting here, how similar your signature on the mailing ballot and the signature to be considered valid? and also how many times can you sign on that envelope? if it's just once, it would be so challenging and so much pressure because you have to get correct signature at just one try. I remember I applied Indonesian national bank acount a couple years ago. When I had to sign the document, it turned out that my signature was not matching to my ID card's signature. Then bank staff said they cannot accept my application if it doesn't match to my old signature. I ended up training myself to sign the same signature on the piece of paper for hours in the bank! I was 17 when I got my first ID card and I was 20 the time I applied the bank account. My signature was changing within 3 years lol.
So that's my questions Jay, Viki. Actually I have many other questions pertaining election stuff in America and I really want to answer about mask problem in my country. but it seems it will be so long message. I don't want to trouble you two any longer. So I have to stop here LOL. Thanks Jay Viki.
Oh wow Sherlock! It's lovely to meet you and what a fantastic response. We loved it! It's so motivating for us to hear that we can help like this. So glad you did so well in your class. That's terrific!
Now re the signature - that's interesting and the answer varies from state to state. A lot of people (mostly democrats) argue that signatures change over time. And a lot of other people (mostly Republicans) argue that if signatures don't match exactly votes should be discounted. So in many state, it's still an open question. It's possible that we'll see a lot of legal cases about signatures matching after the election.
This is great Very clear and interesting, plus I love how you guys kind of joke or laugh about some... tough stuff. Thank you so much for your videos! 🤗
Hi Cau. I think if we couldn't laugh about some of this we might go crazy! So glad you liked it and thanks for writing. :-)
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Wow, thank you, Avery! We're so glad to hear our video have helped. It's really inspiring for us. :-)
I agree!
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I'm from Brazil. It's always been difficult for me to understand how the election in the US works. Because in Brazil, the citizens themselves are the electors.
Hi Bruno, there are many people in the US who would like to eliminate the Electoral College, but it is not likely to happen anytime soon. Thanks for writing to us and thanks for watching our video.
I'm crazy about your lessons, thank you so much for your work. Greetings from Germany and Georgia!👋🏻
Gabriel BAGRATIONI, we're so pleased you enjoy our videos. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.
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Welcome to Germany!
Thank you, Vicki and Jay, for your fair and even-handed videos about the US election. It's an important topic that actually effects everyone around the world. Since the US has the largest economy in the world, the US can unfortunately drag down other economies throughout the world. This election is so important. It will determine if the world fails or succeeds against all of the problems that the world is facing, including Covid-19 and the economic downturn.
RD M, we appreciate your observation that we tried to be fair and even handed. It's not always easy in the current political environment.
All eyes are on Philadelphia as the final votes are counted. How exciting!
Yeah, the vote counting is taking place in the convention center up the street, which you may remember Craig.
you are so great, it was really interesting, thanks a lot
Great !!! Thank you.
Our pleasure! Thanks LateHacker! :-)
American Election has always been a convoluted process beyond my understanding, thank you for raising this topic
We're so glad you found this video worthwhile, Susanta. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.
The electoral college votes are distributed among the States on the basis of number of Senators + Representatives. For example
California has 2 Senators and 53 Representatives so their Electoral vote is 55, Wyoming has 2 Senators and 1 Representative so their Electoral college vote is 3. Total number of Electoral college votes 100 Senate Seats + 435 House of Representatives Seats + 3 special electoral votes for the District of Columbia =538
That's right. You've got it Saad. Thanks for sharing this for everyone. :-)
Thank you both for covering this topic !
Our pleasure!
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I love watch your videos!!!
Welcome back Walter! If you click the notification bell you might find RUclips tells you about our new videos.
I wish Italians could vote by mail as well: last month we had a referendum, but I didn't go out of fear: I live with mom who's fragile, so I'd better avoid risky situations to protect her from Covid
Yes Simone. This is Jay writing back to you. Vicki and I are particularly careful about avoiding risky situations. We are staying home, and it is very fortunate that we like each other's company. :-)
@@SimpleEnglishVideos ❤ you're such a lovely couple !
Hi, glad to see you and thanks for your efforts.
Our pleasure!
Thanks a lot.
So glad you liked it Valerie. Thanks for writing! :-)
Wow, this video is full of new expressions, I even took notes because there are so many new ones for me! Thank you! Here in Brazil, our president is very unpresidential sometimes lol
Unpresidential presidents are happening in lots of places these days. :-)
Great video! Thank you
So glad you liked it Marina! Thanks for writing.
Excellent, exactly, a British woman pronounces the American-lingual words!
It sounds like you liked it Dimitry. Hope so. :-) Thanks for watching!
Hey! Thank you very much for your video! It was very informative in terms of vocabulary. I work as a teacher of English in Russia and all your videos are of much use to me. I've got an "off-topic" question. During my lessons I speak mostly English but I noticed that I tend to mix British and American English from the point of view of pronunication. For example, I pronounce such words as "can't", "dance" etc in en English-like way, but at the same time I read all the "r" sounds at the end of the words in what seems to be a more American-like way. I guess it isn't a good tendency at all since I have to stick to a particular kind of pronunication. So, my question is: is it possible to learn BE or AE pronunciation by myself? And how can one do that? I would highly appreciate your advice!
Hi Алексей Чуб! Nice to meet you. Well done you for speaking lots of English in your lessons! YIf you spoke with a mixture of British and American English in our house you'd fit right in! :-)
Most people strive to be intelligible in English, and whether you speak with a British or American accent seems irrelevant for that to me. That said, I know the Cambridge Exams board wants candidates to be consistent and stick to one variety or another. It's always seemed rather irrelevant to me, but hey, they seem to think it's important.
Our friend Rachel has a great RUclips channel about American English pronunciation. Just search for Rachel's English and she'll come up. A lot of the things she talks about there are relevant for British English too. I don't know of a similar channel that's devoted to British English, I'm afraid. Ali over at Learn English with Papa Teach me has some good videos and he's very solid on pronunciation. 'LetthemTalkTV' does a good job too, I think, and so does 'Improve Your Accent'. Other readers may be able to suggest their favourites too. Good luck with your studies.
Hi Vicki and Jay !, i cant wait to see your new video ! stay save 🥰
You stay safe a well Carni Adventures. Remember we have a new video every other week. :-)
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1st:my head is spinning 😭the US election system is so confusing! 2nd :I liked the video very much 👌3rd :I really want to know have you Americans ever discussed about changing it? 4th :PLEASE make more videos about every day life in USA for example the health system 🙏🇺🇸
Σαπφω Θωιδου, that's a great suggestion for us. Thanks. Yes, many people for many years have discussed changing the election system to a direct election by the people instead of the electoral college. But since the system adds power to the smaller states and reduces the infludence of the larger ones, it probably won't change anytime soon.
Awesome video
Love it
Glad you enjoyed it
Hello Vicki Hi Jay you're fine
I'm glad to see you again.
You guys are a great couple and I learn a lot from you.
In the American election I prefer Joe Biden thanks a lot for your support have a great week 😉🇧🇷 stay safe
Thanks for sharing Aparecido!! :-)
I love the way you talk guys it’s so organized and calm! To me as a Latin it’s is so much easier to understand. And I didn’t know about the difference between (contest and conTEST) thanks!
You are most welcome, Stephany. We're pleased our teaching technique is useful for you. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.
In Turkmenistan is it forbidden to wear a mask or it is forbidden to do social distancing or even say the word Corona . If you do one of these things, you have to go to prison...
Very nice video again!
you two are great!
Greetings from Belgium🇧🇪
Oh wow, Jelle. This sounds so problematic that when I first read this I thought you must be joking. But a little research has revealed you're not. Oh my! It looks like you're living in Belgium at the moment, but if you have loved ones in Turkmenistan, we hope they are keeping safe and well and that a vaccine arrives soon.
This is Helpful! Thank you and God bless.
from Philippines🇵🇭
Glad it was helpful, Denmar!
5:01 "Yes... I gracefully skip the chance to express my opinion about it." 👍
Ha! There were a lot of edits in this video Gabor. :-)
Great video but do you happen to know a website to test my english in c2 or higher?
I'm afraid none springs to mind 50k subs, but some other readers might have suggestions. Do you use memrise at all?
Very interesting video! I’ve been always curious about how the elections in the US worked. I was surprised to see that the instructions for voting are also in spanish. Is it a co-official language in any state?
As an American I can tell you that there is no official language in the US--not even English. There have been several attempts over the 30 years to make English the official US language but they have been struck down as illegal because the violate the US Constitution's First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech (in any language you choose). Throughout America we have a lot of immigrants from Mexico and Central America who do not speak English too well. As a public service to these immigrants government agencies on the state and federal level will frequently issue Spanish translations of important government forms and other documents. --But there's no official language in the US--not even English.
@@russbear31 interesting! Thanks for sharing the info.
Great question Dryaddin and a big thank you to RD M for chipping in and answering it.
Can you do the differences between the meanings of then and than
That's a good suggestion, Rockstar Arish2. We'll put on the list of future videos.
@@SimpleEnglishVideos thank you
Hello Vicki and Jay. My name is Samatha. I'm impatient to watch your new video! Please upload a video soon !!! Can I atleast know the name of your next video? Can you please correct my grammatical mistakes from this text? I'm a 9th standard student from India.Thank you.... 😃
Your English is terrific Sridevi. We're planning a video on a very different topic next. It's about having dinner with our Google Assistant and pragmatics. Hope you like it!
Yeah! Thank you Simple english videos 😀
Please pray for Malaysia Vicky and Jay. I don't know if you have heard about our country's success handling the Covid 19 from spreading. But now we are in the third wave. It's getting worse now. 😇
Oh Neil, we're so sorry to hear this. We hope you and your loved ones stay safe.
Hi，I like this kind of funny conversation. That s fells good .
We're glad you enjoyed the video, 郭腾. Thanks for letting us know and thanks for watching.
unpresidential debate = bar argument
Uhuh. That about sums it up. :-)
In Taiwan, people are willing to wear mask because it helps protect themselves and others.
That's great to hear Chang. Stay safe! :-)
First, I really liked your video, very informative and interesting. Second, it seems to me that you are worried about your country and want everything to be honest and fair. May Your Wish come true. As for the masks, I'm used to wearing it and I don't think it burdens me much. By the way, I'm Russian but live in Moldova.
Hi Inna, I think you've summed up our feelings very well. It's lovely to meet you and greetings to you in Moldova. :-)
the candidates' speeches were like a firework dropped in a loaded toilet it was total chaos absolute nightmare thankfully I'm not American so I can relax on that disaster at least
Димитър Дзимбов, there are certainly many Americans who are very tired of the campaigns and wish the election was finished. Thanks for watching our video.
Good evening, dear Vicky and Jay.
Thans a bunch for this useful vocabulary.
Could you pls clarify why did you use "the election is rigged" instead of "the elections are rigged"?Is there grammatical rule for this expression? Thank you.
Hi Natalya. Great question. We can say either. Election if we're talking about just one election (probably the current one) and elections if we're talking about more of them (e.g. elections in different states) .
@@SimpleEnglishVideosDear Friends, thank you so much.We've got it.
In Brazil there's a issue with Bolsonaro's followers refusing to use masks
Unfortunately, leaders set examples that aren't always useful, especially in a pandemic. Listening to scientists and doctors makes more sense.
hi!!! my name is Keziah,i use my daddy account :) and i from indonesia ;)
Keziah, thank you for watching our video.
Brasileiros cadê vocês?
We have many Brazilians who are subscribed to our channel, Klayton. We hope you'll join us.
I voted for local elections in the last sunday: eletronic, fast and easy, without electoral college, just popular vote.
That sounds great Thiago. Hope your party won.
@@SimpleEnglishVideos thank you! It did but it was the least worst' s victory 😅😅
I am just curious about who you are going to vote for.
Vicki can't vote in this election because she is not a US citizen. And Jay always keeps his vote secret. It's the best way to make sure we all stay friends :-)
I've always wondered why in America liberals are considered left wing. In many places liberals are closer to conservatives or the political right. In my opinion liberals are not even on the left-right scale, they make up a third pole. These words must mean completely different things over there.
Oh great point Gabor! This is Vicki responding and I've often wondered that too. :-)
It’s not so polite, and you don’t have to answer, but do you vote for Trump or Biden?
Hi Michael. Vicki here. I'm not at all offended by your asking and I'm sure Jay won't be either and I hope you won't mind when he doesn't answer. We wanted to stay focused on vocabulary here and help viewers on both sides of the debate to talk it out. We sometimes found it hard to do that, but your question indicates that we have succeeded. Yay! Thank you!
Simple English Videos thanks!
Congratulations on your videos. They are a helpful source of information. You asked about wearing masks in other countries. In Spain we're obliged to wear them in all outdoor situations except when eating or drinking. This gives way to dangerous moments of groups eating or drinking together unmasked. Otherwise, people are obedient and wear masks in all occasions. Greetings from Spain!
A cultured person will not ask such a question
Great to meet you Hen and thanks for sharing that. Cheers! :-)
Frequency of voters in Austria was 600% because people who were dead or don't exist, 'voted'. That's democracy.
Really? That's hard to believe papuciowy
@@SimpleEnglishVideos Unfortunately I cannot find details about it in English (there it is in general - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Austrian_presidential_election#Result_cancelled) but here is in Polish about Linz:
pikio.pl/austria-prawica-podejrzewa-oszustwo-w-wyborach-prezydenckich
That's how democracy works.
@@papuciowy1465 Thanks for so much for the link. I'm not sure where the 600% fits in but I know more about the election now.
7:30 wait, isn't liberalism in the center of the political spectrum?
Oh great question eyx! This is Vicki responding. That's what I thought too, but they use it differently in the US and liberal means left wing here. They also say progressive. I think US politics tends to be more right wing generally though.
In a tennis match you can win more games than the winner's match but you are the looser. You can win the popular vote and not be the president. By the way, Philly is beautiful city but very cold weather in the winter months. Good memories from there.
Pedropablo, thanks for sharing that interesting fact about tennis. And if you're ever back in Philadelphia, let us know :-)
Brasileiros,cadê vcs????
American elections don't seem to be that democratic
Hi Thomas, this is Vicki responding. Sometimes I get that feeling too. I think most problems are isolated to particular states though.
Haha if not democratic, maybe republican (joke)