(in some countries) the group of people who have been elected to make laws, which in the US it consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate

国会, 大会
(in the US) one of the areas into which a state is divided and has a local government of its own

县, 郡
the job, skill, or act of managing the relationships between different countries

外交, 外交事务
the process in which people choose a person or group of people for a position, particularly a political one, through voting

选举, 投票
the group of elected representatives whose responsibility is to create, amend, and discuss laws or address political matters

议会, 国会
an official political group with shared beliefs, goals, and policies aiming to be a part of or form a government

政党, 政治团体
the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong

惩罚, 罚款
(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

逮捕, 拘留
one of the political areas with limited law-making abilities that together form a federal country, like those of Germany or the US

州, 邦
to try to find the truth about a crime, accident, etc. by carefully examining its facts

调查, 侦查
to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have

惩罚, 处罚
someone who steals something from a person or place without using violence or threats

小偷, 窃贼
to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.

投票, 选举
an official meeting where a group of people discuss a certain matter, which often continues for days

会议, 研讨会
the punishment of killing a criminal, which is officially ordered by a court

死刑, 死亡刑罚
