Check your english vocabulary for rawdon Wyatt

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Politics
B. Look at these sentences and decide if they are TRUE or FALSE. Use a dictionary to help you.
1. A 
monarchy 
is a system of government with an elected king or queen.
2. A 
politician 
is a person who works for the king or queen.
3. A 
statesman 
or 
stateswoman 
is an important religious leader or representative of a country.
4. A cabinet is a 
committee 
formed of the most important members of a government.
5. A 
president 
is the head of a republic.
6. A 
ministry 
is a person who works for the government.
7. A 
constituency 
is an area of a country which elects a Member of Parliament.
8. A 
policy 
is a government which is controlled by the police.
9. A 
referendum 
is the process of choosing by voting.
10. An 
election 
is a vote where all the people of a country are asked to vote on a single question.
C. Now look at this extract from a current affairs radio programme and complete the gaps
with one of the words or expressions from Tasks A and B. In some cases, more than one