Mavo 4: The U.S. Presidential Election

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Mavo 4: The U.S. Presidential Election

Harris vs. Trump

Important

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Schrijf deze woorden + de betekenis op in je schrift. 

What do you already know about the electoral process in the United States?

•  It involves (betrekt) the whole country!

Some questions

• Why is voter participation (deelname) important in the election (verkiezing) process?
  
• What are the two major (grootste) political parties in the United States mentioned (benoemd) in the video?
• What role (rol) do debates (debatten) play in the election process?

The Democrats: Kamala Harris

• Climate change: Take stricter measures to battle climate change. Supports investments (investeringen) in green energy and wants the U.S. to change and to clean energy sources (bronnen).
  
• Healthcare (gezondheidszorg): Wants everyone to have better and more affordable healthcare and plans to make Medicare (a healthcare program) stronger.
  
• Education: Harris supports making higher education more affordable (betaalbaar) or free for low-income families and wants more funding (dat er geld gaat) for public schools.
• Gun Laws: She wants stricter background checks and limits on assault weapons to reduce (verminderen) the number of shootings.
• Immigration: She supports a kinder immigration policy and believes that undocumented people who have lived in the U.S. for a long time should have a chance to stay legally.

The Republicans: Donald Trump

• Climate Change: Known for supporting the fossil fuel industry and opposing (tegenspreken) stricter environmental regulations. He withdrew (trok zich terug) from the Paris Climate Agreement during his first term (termijn).
• Healthcare: Wants to get rid of (wil af van) Obamacare and has pushed for a more market-based (marktgericht) approach to healthcare.
• Education: Has expressed support for school choice programs, allowing families to choose schools for their children, including private and charter schools.
• Gun Laws: A strong supporter of the Second Amendment (the right to own guns) and is against stricter gun laws.
• Immigration: Advocates for strict border security, including building a border wall with Mexico, and wants to limit the number of legal immigrants allowed into the U.S.

Now it is up to you

•  Form groups of 4 
• Choose your candidate: Harris or Trump
• Prepare a speech (minimum 30 seconds) in English
• Make clear why your candidate (Harris or Trump) should be the next U. S. President!
• Use the Vocabulary list that is in Today's homework in SOM

Who would you vote for?

Why?

What does participation mean?

1. uitleg
2. gedreven zijn
3. Uiteenlopen
4. deelname

What does election mean?

1. eenzaamheid
2. verkiezing
3. populair
4. selectie

What does to involve mean?

1. Bedrijvigheid
2. Bezig zijn met
3. Betrekken
4. Bekeren