American Presidents

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American presidents 

What American presidents
do you know?

Who is the current president of
The United States?

1. Donald Trump
2. Barack Obama
3. Joe Biden
4. Bill Clinton

What do you know about
American elections?

How often are presidential elections held in the United States?

1. Every two years
2. Every three years
3. Every four years
4. Every five years

How long can a president be in office?

1. 4 years
2. 6 years
3. 7 years
4. 8 years

When a president wins the elections
he can live in The White House

1. True
2. False

Where is The White House located?

1. Washington D.C.
2. New York City
3. Los Angeles
4. Chicago

THE DEMOCRATS

THE REPUBLICANS

Democrat

Republican

Nature

Freedom

Religion

Equality

Who are the presidential candidates for the elections?

What happened to Biden during the summer?

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

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

Who would you vote for?

1. Donald Trump
2. Kamala Harris

What does a 'running mate' do?

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. 

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

JD Vance

Running mate to Donald Trump

Hardliner, far right

Currently in House of Representatives

Small town guy

Tim Walz

Running mate to Kamala Harris

Governor of Minnesota (now)

Progressive, introduced free school meals and free education

Look up the following questions

- How long do you have to live in America to be president?

- How old do you need to be to become president?

- What are the people who advise and assist the president called?

- What is the president's office called?