Presidential elections

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Elections 2024

What are we going to do today?

Activating prior knowledge

Trivia elections

American elections explained

End of the lesson

What do you know about tomorrow's American elections?

Who was the first president of the United States of America?

1. Benjamin Franklin
2. George Washington
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

American Founding Father, politician, 

military officer, 

and farmer who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797

How often are presidential elections held?

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

Where will the next president fall in the list of presidents?

1. In 37th place
2. In 45th place
3. In 46th place
4. In 47th place

How many terms can a president serve?

1. One term
2. Two terms
3. Three terms
4. There is no limit

Statement: The US only has two parties: the Democrats and the Republicans.

1. True
2. False

Which is the symbol for the Democratic Party?

1. 
2. 

The Republican Party

The Democratic Party

pro-life

pro-choice

big government

big business

pro gun control

against gun control

Which of the following is NOT a requirement to become President of the United States?

1. You must be over 35 years old
2. You must be born in the US
3. You must be married, so there is a First Lady/ Gentleman
4. You must have lived in the US for at least 14 years

Who is this man?

1. Donald Trump's running mate
2. Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee
3. Joe Biden
4. Kamala Harris's running mate

What is this man's name?

What is the man's name?

1. Tim Walz
2. J.D. Vance

JD Vance is Trump's running mate. Who is he?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Statement: The US president is chosen directly by the people.

1. True
2. False

In the US, they use 'kiesmannen'
What is the correct English translation?

1. choose men
2. nominees
3. electors
4. representatives

Each state has the same amount of electors.

1. False
2. True

If you receive the most votes in a state, you win all the electors of that state.

1. False
2. True

the number of electors for each state is

1. equal to the number of inhabitants that state has plus 2 senators
2. equal to the number of disctricts of that state
3. equal to the number of inhabitants that state
4. equal to the number of disctricts of that state plus 2 senators

The president and vice-president are elected at the same time.

1. False
2. True

If an American president dies, resigns or is removed from office, the vice president will succeed him. Who is the present vice president?

1. Joe Biden
2. Dick Cheney
3. Kamala Harris
4. Barack Obama

first

second

third

finally

presidental primary elections and caucus

presidental nomination conventions

election day

Inauguration Day

If you win the most states, you win the elections.

1. False
2. True

If you receive the most votes throughout the entire country, you win the elections.

1. False
2. True

Differences between
Harris and Trump?

American Presidents...

A bit weird...? Or just humans?

Wie is zo blij als een kind als hij/zij in een grote Amerikaanse vrachtwagen mag zitten?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Wie is geliefd om haar/zijn lach? Maar wordt ook vaak nagedaan?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Wie gebruik "the f-word" in een speech?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Wie liep er een vliegtuig in met een stukje toiletpapier aan zijn/haar schoen?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Wie heeft een eigen TikTok account?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Wie zei bij het debat dat immigranten honden eten?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Wat zou jij een ander kunnen uitleggen over de Amerikaanse verkiezingen?

Thank you and goodbye!