Week 45

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English

To Do:

U.S. Elections:

• Listening: How the U.S. election works
• Exercise 1: Constitution
• Exercise 2: U.S. presidents
•  Exercise 3: Eligibility 
• Exercise 4: Perfect president
•  U.S. Presidents Quiz

U.S. Presidential Elections 2020

Listening

1) Explain briefly how the U.S. Election works.

2) What do you think of this electoral system?

Exercise 1: Constitution

Read Article II Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution and list the three main constitutional qualifications for becoming President of the United States.

 

Exercise 2: U.S. presidents

Choose two U.S. presidents and look up the following information about them:

- Years in office

- Accomplishments as president

- Qualities or personal traits as president

Exercise 3: Eligibility

Are the following people eligible to become president of the USA? Explain your answer.

1. Louis van Gaal

2. Elon Musk

3. Zac Efron

4. Ellen DeGeneres

Exercise 4: Perfect president

No one is perfect, but who do you think would be a great president? You can choose anyone, as long as he or she meets the three main constitutional qualifications. Explain why you think that person should become president of the USA.

U.S. Presidents Quiz

Where is the White House located?

1. New York
2. Boston
3. Washington
4. Washington D.C.

Who was the first president of the United States?

1. Thomas Jefferson
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. George Washington
4. John Adams

Which American president is associated with a teddy bear?

1. Ted Kennedy
2. Theodore Roosevelt
3. Richard Nixon
4. Woodrow Wilson

Which U.S. president do you see here?

1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Woodrow Wilson
4. Jimmy Carter

Which of these U.S. presidents was also an actor?

1. Richard Nixon
2. George W. Bush
3. Bill Clinton
4. Ronald Reagan

How long does a U.S. president’s term in office last, in years?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Which American president was assassinated in 1963?

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. James A. Garfield
3. William McKinley
4. John F. Kennedy

Who was president of the USA during the terrorist attacks on 9/11?

1. Bill Clinton
2. George W. Bush
3. George Bush Sr.
4. Barack Obama