180. What was Wrong with Chile’s Constitution? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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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!

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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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