Here you can find some questions you can ask your partner during conversation about politics:

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1. What is the political system in your country?

2. Did you vote in the last elections ?

3. What kind of elections was it?

4. Who won the elections?

5. How old must people be to vote in your country?

6. What are the main political parties in your country?

7. How do they cooperate ?

8. Which party is now in power in your country?

9. Who is the leader of this party?

10.   Do you always vote?

11.   How important is it to vote in the elections?

12.   How much money is spent on political campaigns in your country?

13.   Do you think too much money is spent on political campaigns?

14.   How could political campaigns be better organized?

15.   Do you know any celebrity that ran successfully for a position in politics?

16.   How do you judge your country’s foreign policy ?

17.   Does your country has good relations with other countries?

18.   What are the biggest problems of the world politics nowadays?

political system (level: upper intermediate)
general rules that regulate the way in which a particular country is governed
The war led to the change of political system in the country.

communism (level: upper intermediate)
a social structure in which the people and their properties are controlled by the state
There’s a communism in China and North Korea.

democracy (level: upper intermediate)
a political government carried out directly by the people who have the right to choose their representatives
The supporters of democracy are a big challenge for the communist leaders.

constitutional monarchy (level: upper intermediate)
a type of government in which a monarch is a head of state within the rules established by the constitution
Great Britain and Spain are the examples of the contemporary constitutional monarchies.

to vote (level: upper intermediate)
to express your opinion by writing a mark on the paper next to your choice or raising your hand during an official meeting
My sister was too young to vote in the last elections.

elections (level: upper intermediate)
a particular time when people may choose a person for a political position or for a political party
The next elections will take place on September.

presidential elections (level: upper intermediate)
a time when people choose a candidate for the president of the country
Barack Obama won the last presidential elections in the USA.

parliamentary elections (level: upper intermediate)
a time when people choose a political party to be in power
The last parliamentary took place two years ago.

political party (level: upper intermediate)
a group of people with the same political beliefs that try to be in power in government
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party are two major political parties in the USA.

to cooperate (level: intermediate)
to work together in oder to achieve a particular goal
The two major political parties find it difficult to cooperate, because their political beliefs are different.

political campaign (level: intermediate)
an action that is organized in order to influence people’s decision and make them vote for a particular candidate/party
He organized an extremely expensive political campaign for his party.

celebrity (level: intermediate)
a famous person
Many celebrities appeared in the opening night of the new theater play.

run for (level: upper intermediate)
to try to win position in politics
He ran successfully for the position of the president of the USA. He won the elections in 2009.

to judge (level: intermediate)
to give or have an opinion about a particular topic
It’s not easy to judge so early whether the new political coalition is effective or not.

foreign policy (level: upper intermediate)
strategies of how to cooperate with other countries in order to achieve goals in international relations
He runs a very effective foreign policy, which results in our country’s good relations with our neighbours.

relation (level: intermediate)
the way people behave towards each other
The two countries have had really good relations towards each other since the Second World War.

play politics (level: advanced)
to make politics dominate a particular issue
The whole charity action was actually playing politics before the presidential elections.

Politics makes strange bedfellows. (level: advanced)
the situation in which people who normally dislike each other work together, because it is politically important and useful
It’s hard to believe that such a conservative, arrogant and rough man was picked by the elegant, eloquent and highly intelligent candidate! Politics makes strange bedfellows.

a political football (level: advanced)
a political issue that is controversial and different politics have different opinions on it
The question of tax increase is a real political football.