American elections 2024

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American elections 2024

Who are the presidential candidates for the elections?

What happened to Biden during the summer?

What do you know about Trump?

Donald Trump

President from 2017-2021

78 years old

Republican party

Controversial

Policies: rebuild the economy, strong on immigration, war on drugs, no money to tackle climate change or to fund clean energy

What do you know about Harris?

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 will be 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

Questions while watching

• What technique does Harris use when answering the question on immigration? 
• How does Trump react? Describe/give examples.
• In what way does Harris use the camera when she's not speaking?
• How would you characterize their debating style?

01:50

What bill (= wetsvoorstel) was Kamala Harris talking about? What was it supposed to do?

04:16

What happened in Springfield according to Trump?

04:56

Describe Trump's response and Harris's non-verbal reaction in two words each.

Summary

Write down what you have learned about Trump and Harris from watching this video. Focus on debating style. Use 50 - 100 words.