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This lesson contains 16 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

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American elections 2024

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Who are the presidential candidates for the elections?

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Slide 3 - Video

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Slide 6: Voter Registration and Eligibility
To participate in the American elections, individuals must register to vote and meet eligibility requirements such as age, citizenship, and residency.

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Slide 7: Election Day and Results
Election day is when voters cast their ballots, and the results are tallied. The candidate who receives the majority of electoral votes wins the election.

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Donald Trump
President from 2017-2021
78 years old
Republican party
Policies: rebuild the economy, strong on immigration, war on drugs, no money to tackle climate change or to fund clean energy, supports gun rights and anti-abortion

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Kamala Harris
Currently Vice President under Joe Biden
59 years old
Democratic party
Did not become the candidate until mid July
Policies: building more houses, abortion should be made legal everywhere, lower health care costs, more gun control

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What does a 'running mate' do?

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Running mate
A running mate is the candidate for the position of vice-president and the person who is in the second position on the ballot (stemlijst). In general, the running mate does not have much power, but choosing who your running mate can lead to voter sympathy. 

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Do you know the names of the running mates this year?

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JD Vance
Running mate to Donald Trump
Hardliner, far right
Currently in House of Representatives
Small town guy



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Tim Walz
Running mate to Kamala Harris
Governor of Minnesota (now)
Progressive, introduced free school meals and free education

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Slide 15 - Video

Who would you have voted for?
A
Donald Trump
B
Kamala Harris

Slide 16 - Quiz