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180. What was Wrong with Chile’s Constitution? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Season 1 Episode 180
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Earlier this year, Chile drafted one of the most progressive constitutions in the world. It would have guaranteed rights for indigenous people, social policies, and environmental protection. Let’s discuss what a constitution is, why Chile’s proposed constitution was unprecedented, and why it ultimately failed!
TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2022/10/17/what-was-wrong-with-chiles-constitution/
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Vocabulary List
Progressive (adj) – progressive ideas or systems are new and modern, encouraging change in society
His government promised to introduce more progressive social policies
Right (n) – the fact that a person can expect to be treated in a fair, morally acceptable, or legal way
Everyone has the right to education
Principle (n) – the basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works
The country is run on socialist principles
Fundamental (adj) – forming the base, from which everything else develops
We need to make fundamental changes to the way in which we treat our environment
Free market (n) – an economic system with only a small amount of government control, in which prices and earnings are decided by the level of demand
In a free market, if demand for a product increases, then so does its price
Indigenous (adj) – used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place
The Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand
Provision (n) – a statement within an agreement or law that a particular thing must happen or be done
There are provisions in the law to protect foreign workers
Misinformation (n) – wrong information, information intended to deceive, or the fact that people are misinformed
There’s a lot of misinformation about the disease online
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