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

Support the Podcast and Join my Patreon HERE -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish CLICK HERE TO DONATE OR SUPPORT THE PODCAST!!!! - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/donate-and-support/ 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/ You may also like... 179. Donald Trump's Legal Troubles (English Vocabulary Lesson) 178. What is Inflation? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 177. Should Student Loan Debt be Forgiven? (English Vocabulary Lesson) 176. What was the French Revolution? (English Vocabulary Lesson) INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)  Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog 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 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices