U.S. Politics: Vocabulary & Pronunciation for the 2020 Election Season - Free Educational videos for Students in K-12

U.S. Politics: Vocabulary & Pronunciation for the 2020 Election Season - By JenniferESL

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00:00	Hi everyone . I'm jennifer from english with jennifer the
00:04	U . S . Presidential elections stir up a lot
00:07	of emotions , both positive and negative . As an
00:11	english language teacher , I get excited because the election
00:14	season gives us things to learn and talk about pronunciation
00:19	, vocabulary , current issues . If you'd like to
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00:32	most you can out of your english studies here on
00:35	Youtube . Mhm mm . In this lesson I'm going
00:44	to remain politically neutral . You can find plenty of
00:47	opinions and controversy elsewhere . My goal is to give
00:51	you knowledge and words that will help you keep up
00:54	with the news and participate in conversations about us .
00:58	Politics will focus on vocabulary and pronunciation . All right
01:05	, let's start with the basics in the U .
01:07	S . We have two major political parties , the
01:10	Democratic Party and the Republican Party . If you'd like
01:15	to know what makes democrats and republicans different , you
01:19	can check out my lesson on us political parties .
01:24	In short , the Democratic Party is more to the
01:27	left meaning more liberal and they favour a bigger government
01:31	. The Republican Party is more to the right meaning
01:34	more conservative and they favor less regulation and a smaller
01:38	role for the government , especially at the federal level
01:43	. A good number of stereotypes exist about each party
01:47	. So I think it's important to remember that there
01:49	are good , kind responsible people everywhere in blue states
01:56	, in red states and in so called purple states
01:59	or swing states . That's where there's a mix of
02:03	republicans and democrats repeat after me , democrat , democrat
02:14	dan . The Kratt stress on the first syllable democrat
02:21	, Democratic Democratic Democratic Primary stress is on the 3rd
02:29	syllable democratic and I'm flapping my T . It sounds
02:34	like a D . Democratic , Republican . Republican ,
02:42	Republican Primary stresses on the 2nd syllable . Republican ,
02:51	Liberal or Liberal . This word can be said with
02:57	two or 3 syllables . Liberal , Liberal . Either
03:04	way the stress is on the first syllable . Liberal
03:09	. Liberal . Conservative . Conservative . Conservative primary stresses
03:20	on the second syllable and we often flap R .
03:23	T . So it will sound like a . D
03:25	. Conservative swing as in swing state swing has one
03:34	syllable and the word ends with that Engy sound mm
03:39	Raise the back part of your tongue toward the roof
03:41	of your mouth . Mm . Swing swing state .
03:49	Right now it's election season and the individual states are
03:53	voting to confirm who the nominee will be for each
03:56	party . This early process , from february to june
04:00	is referred to as the primaries , meaning the primary
04:04	elections and caucuses . These are contests at the state
04:09	level . Later in november will have our general election
04:13	at the national level . That's when we'll choose between
04:17	the Democratic candidate , the Republican candidate , candidates from
04:21	smaller parties and usually at least one independent candidate .
04:25	If you'd like to understand our election process better ,
04:28	you can watch my lesson on us presidential elections .
04:34	There are many candidates for president . They all want
04:37	to be considered as a possible choice for the job
04:41	. Repeat after me candidate . Canada debt three syllables
04:47	and stress is on the first candidate or candidate candidate
04:56	also with three syllables but a long a at the
04:59	end candidate . So you can use the long A
05:04	candidate or the sh wah sound candidate repeat after me
05:13	nominee . No money stress is on the last syllable
05:19	nominee nominee . In 2020 , Donald Trump is the
05:27	sitting president . He's in the White House , but
05:30	the incumbent president can have challengers from within the party
05:35	to get reelected . The president needs to win the
05:37	nomination of his party during the primaries . In donald
05:42	trump's case , it's the Republican party . What usually
05:47	happens is that the sitting president remains the first choice
05:51	of the party , His name goes on the ballot
05:54	. The ballot is literally the paper used to vote
05:58	. So in november , donald trump's name will go
06:01	on the ballot as the republican nominee , repeat after
06:07	me trump one syllable and be careful with that .
06:12	Tr don't roll your r don't trill your are not
06:16	trump trump true trump incumbent incumbent incumbent stress is on
06:29	the second syllable incumbent nomination nomination nomination . Primary stresses
06:42	on the 3rd syllable nomination ballot ballot , ballot stresses
06:54	on the first syllable ballot . Notice how an unstructured
06:59	vowel sound is often a Schwab sound ballot . The
07:06	list of Democratic candidates is quite long , it was
07:10	longer , but some candidates have already dropped out of
07:13	the race in alphabetical order . The eight remaining candidates
07:17	are joe biden , mike Bloomberg , Pete buddha ,
07:24	Judge Tulsi Gabbard , Amy Klobuchar Bernie Sanders , Tom
07:33	Steyer and Elizabeth Warren , the most recent candidate to
07:39	leave the race was Andrew Yang , an entrepreneur who
07:43	entered politics . He also has a background in law
07:48	his last name in the name of his supporters .
07:50	Give us practice with that N . G . Sound
07:53	. Yang . His supporters were and are still known
07:58	as the yang gang . The yang gang . The
08:03	N . G . Sound is a voice sound and
08:06	it's similar to end , but we use the back
08:08	of her tongue , the back rises toward the roof
08:12	of the mouth mm . Yang yang gang um mentioning
08:20	mr yang because I think we'll still hear from him
08:23	. He has become visible as a political commentator on
08:27	tv since dropping out of the race . I wouldn't
08:30	be surprised if mr . Yang holds some kind of
08:33	political office in the future . As for the remaining
08:38	Democratic candidates , we can divide them up in a
08:41	few different ways . First . I think it's interesting
08:44	to note who uses their nickname and who uses their
08:48	full name . Presidents make this choice before they get
08:51	elected . For example , Ronald Reagan was Ronald not
08:56	Ron , but Bill Clinton was Bill , not William
09:02	. Note that joe is short for joseph . Mike
09:08	is short for Michael . Pete is short for Peter
09:15	. Bernie is short for Bernard . Tom is short
09:20	for thomas and Liz is short for Elizabeth . But
09:25	Elizabeth Warren prefers to use her full name , Elizabeth
09:30	, Amy and tall . See our full names before
09:34	Tulsi Gabbert , I had never heard the name Tulsi
09:37	before . It's a girl's name in Hindi . As
09:40	I understand , if you hear a first name ,
09:44	you're curious about , Its okay to ask , is
09:47	that a family name ? Does your name have a
09:50	special meaning ? You can also ask what kind of
09:55	name is that if you use a polite tone ,
09:59	not what kind of name is that ? At a
10:03	compliment to make sure you don't cause offense Tulsi that's
10:08	pretty . What kind of name is that ? Does
10:11	it have a special meaning ? Another way we can
10:16	look at the candidates is by age . Now ,
10:19	normally an american culture , it's not polite to ask
10:22	an adult , how old are you ? But when
10:25	we elect a president age can be a factor voters
10:30	question whether it's better to choose someone older with more
10:34	experience or whether a younger candidate could handle the stress
10:38	of the job better . Pete Buddha , judge and
10:42	Tulsi Gabbert are the youngest at 38 . Amy Klobuchar
10:47	is in her 50s , Tom Steyer is in his
10:50	60s . The remaining candidates are in their 70s ,
10:55	you can say they're in their 70s , They're all
10:58	over 70 or you can impress people with this long
11:02	word . Step to a generi in they're all septuagenarians
11:07	. Step to a Generi ins seven syllables I believe
11:12	. And that's easy to remember because the prefix cept
11:15	means seven Step to a generi ins . People in
11:19	their 70s . Where's the stress step to a Generi
11:24	ins ? There's primary and secondary step to a Generi
11:28	ins cept and their step to a Generi ins .
11:32	Septuagenarians . There are some variations with that word but
11:36	I've heard it most , I think I've heard it
11:39	most often said as septuagenarians practice it and you'll sound
11:44	confident they're septuagenarians in terms of political experience . We
11:51	have one former vice president , two former mayors ,
11:57	three senators , one member of Congress , a congresswoman
12:04	And two people from the business world businessman . I
12:10	should note that some of the candidates have held other
12:13	offices In the past , biden was a senator .
12:17	Sanders was a congressman and a mayor and Klobuchar and
12:22	Warren like Andrew Yang have a background in law .
12:27	The current candidates are an interesting mix . Mike Bloomberg
12:31	, for example , served as mayor of new york
12:33	city and he's a businessman . Both Bloomberg and steyr
12:37	have been financially successful . Bloomberg and steyr are the
12:41	only two billionaires . Among the democrats repeat after me
12:48	Steyer Bloomberg . Both those last names have continent blends
12:56	to consonant sounds together , esty and steyr . Bl
13:02	and Bloomberg and note the pattern . Most two syllable
13:07	last names have stressed on the first syllable , Steier
13:12	Bloomberg again repeat after me biden with a long I
13:19	biden Gabbert with a short A . And an er
13:24	sound gathered Sanders with the Z sound at the end
13:33	. Sanders Warren take the time to fully form that
13:40	W Warren . Warren as mentioned , Mike Bloomberg isn't
13:48	the only one with experience as a mayor . Pete
13:51	buddha judge is the former mayor of South Bend indiana
13:55	. Mayor Pete has the most difficult name of all
13:58	to pronounce . If you ever meet someone with a
14:01	last name that's challenging to pronounce . You can ask
14:05	how do you say your last name or how was
14:08	your last name pronounced ? Some people have come up
14:13	with the strategy of saying boot edge edge to teach
14:16	others how to say buddha judge . It's not entirely
14:20	accurate but it's helpful . There are three syllables buddha
14:24	judge stress on the first , which means the other
14:27	two syllables have announced rest vowels . Buddha judge the
14:32	first syllable has a long Ooh . The double T
14:35	becomes a flap T . So it will sound more
14:38	like a . D . Sound buddha , judge .
14:41	The second syllable could have a Schwab sound ah or
14:46	a short . I sound it . I've listened to
14:49	Mayor Pete introduced himself into my ears . It sounds
14:53	like a sua sound buddha . Judge the two Gs
14:56	are soft Gs . And sound like a . J
14:59	. Buddha . Judge Pete buddha , judge The other
15:05	candidate with a three syllable last name is Amy Klobuchar
15:10	. Klobuchar three syllables and the first syllable is stressed
15:14	. It follows the same stress pattern as buddha .
15:17	Judge buddha , Judge Klobuchar . If we break it
15:23	up into three syllables it is easier to say clo
15:27	we have a continent blend Kl clo long . Oh
15:33	boo long do shar with an S . H .
15:40	Shar . I have heard people use the ch but
15:45	when I hear Senator Klobuchar introduced herself . I hear
15:49	an S . H . Sound Klobuchar . Senator Klobuchar
15:56	. Yet another way to group the candidates is by
15:59	who is a veteran and who isn't Tulsi Gabbert and
16:02	Pete Buttigieg our veterans . They both have military experience
16:07	. They served in the United States Armed Forces for
16:11	some voters , this is a plus , repeat after
16:14	me , veteran Veteran , three syllables stress on the
16:20	first veteran veteran . They're veterans . A final way
16:29	we can classify the presidential candidates is probably the most
16:33	important way . Where do they fall on the political
16:36	spectrum ? Someone who is closer to the center but
16:39	leans a little left or right is a centrist .
16:43	More often , I hear the word moderate that can
16:46	be a noun or adjective , you can be a
16:49	moderate , you can have moderate views , repeat after
16:55	me , moderate , moderate , three syllables stress on
17:00	the first moderate , moderate in each party , there
17:06	are those who are far left and far right in
17:10	the Democratic Party . Those who are far left are
17:13	called very liberal or progressive . These two words don't
17:17	necessarily mean the same thing , but there's enough overlap
17:21	that today . Americans often use these words interchangeably .
17:27	Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are seen as the most
17:31	progressive candidates . Bernie Sanders identifies himself as a Democratic
17:36	socialist . Both Sanders and Warren are proposing big changes
17:42	in the role of the government . The other candidates
17:46	are seen as more or less moderate repeat after me
17:51	. Progressive , progressive stress on the second Progressive ,
17:58	not pro pro progressive Socialist Socialist . three syllables stress
18:07	on the first socialist , socialist Socialist , So who
18:15	will win the Democratic nomination and face donald trump in
18:19	the general election ? The Democratic field is still large
18:23	, but we'll know more . Within a few months
18:27	. We've already seen results from a few primaries ,
18:30	but super Tuesday is coming up and that's a big
18:33	day . Super Tuesday is when a large number of
18:37	states hold their primary elections . It's usually at time
18:41	to gain some clarity and confirmed the front runner ,
18:45	meaning the leader of the race . Perhaps the list
18:49	of Democratic candidates will become shorter if some failed to
18:53	win enough votes . Super Tuesday can help winnow the
18:57	field candidates can be winnowed out , the list can
19:01	be winnowed down . This refers to removing people from
19:06	the list , making the list shorter , repeat after
19:12	me . Super Tuesday , Super Tuesday . Super Tuesday
19:21	. Front Runner , Front Runner . This can be
19:25	written as one word or with a hyphen , but
19:28	place the stress on the first syllable front . I'm
19:32	not dropping my T . I'm using a global stop
19:36	. It's the same sound we use in O .
19:39	Or uh when you hold your breath , that's the
19:44	same action . You need to make a global stop
19:47	in front runner . Front runner , window , Window
19:55	two syllables stress on the first window . We know
20:01	we know out window down . How much do you
20:08	care about politics ? To be honest , Politics can
20:11	stress me out , especially the debates , but our
20:15	presidential elections are important and I care about many issues
20:19	. So I feel it's my responsibility to listen to
20:23	different views and stay informed . If you'd like to
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