BOI1 - P1 - Les 7

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BOI 1 - P1 - lesson 7

(Quick quiz)

Today's schedule

1. Unit test - what to study

2. Quick quiz unit 1

3. Short history class+quiz: Presidential elections USA

Next week: Unit test unit 1

Unit test - What to study

- all paragraphs: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D

- vocabulary bank unit 1A and 1B

- grammar bank 1A

Where to find it:

1. Teams: Grammarbank + word list Unit 1

2. Finish (and check) all exercises you made yourself

Quick test

Completed all exercises unit?

If not, do the test first and then complete all exercises

Go to tests (is it called tests?)

Note! Have you entered the classcode??

What do you know about the US presidential elections?

First things first...

Let's compare!

Dutch Politics

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American politics

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King

head of state

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American politics

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King

head of state

Prime Minister

head of government

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King

head of state

Prime Minister

head of government

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President

head of state

and

head of government

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King

head of state

Prime Minister

head of government

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American politics

President

head of state

and

head of government

Not elected

Not elected

Elected

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King

head of state

Prime Minister

head of government

Dutch politics

American politics

President

head of state

and

head of government

Not elected

Not elected

Elected

MONARCHY

REPUBLIC

Dutch Politics

Dutch politics

American politics

Dutch Politics

Dutch politics

Tweede Kamer

150 seats

Elected by the people

Eerste Kamer

75 seats

Elected by representatives

American politics

Dutch Politics

Dutch politics

Tweede Kamer

150 seats

Elected by the people

Eerste Kamer

75 seats

Elected by representatives

American politics

House of Representatives

435 seats

Elected by the people from a district

Senate

100 seats

Elected by the people from a state

Dutch Politics

Dutch politics

Tweede Kamer

150 seats

Elected by the people

Eerste Kamer

75 seats

Elected by representatives

American politics

House of Representatives

435 seats

Elected by the people from a district

Senate

100 seats

Elected by the people from a state

CONGRESS

Staten-Generaal

The Netherlands is a

1. republic
2. monarchy

The 'Tweede Kamer' in the USA is called

1. House of representatives
2. Congress
3. Second room

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Who is the current president of the US?

1. Barack Obama
2. Kamala Harris
3. Joe Biden
4. Donald Trump

The USA elect their president

1. every year
2. every 2 years
3. every 4 years
4. every 8 years

The President is elected by

1. the total vote
2. by the individual states

Which one is NOT true:
The more people live in a state

1. the more electors they have
2. The more likely they will elect the new president
3. The more influence they have on the elections

Who can become president?

THE DEMOCRATS

THE REPUBLICANS

Electoral college (kiesraad)

Electors (kiesmensen)

538 electors

To win elections, at least 270 electors

So your vote goes to electors, not directly to candidate

Swing States (vs. safe state)

A swing state is a term used in American politics to refer to any given state that could be easily won by a Republican or a Democratic presidential candidate. Otherwise, if the state leans on a single party regularly, then it is referred to as a safe state. 

True/false:
A safe state is a state that could be won either by a Republican or a Democrat

1. true
2. false

THE DEMOCRATS

THE REPUBLICANS

Democratic party- Kamala Harris

* Progressive/ left wing

* Blue - donkey

* pro-choice

* Large government/ social plans

* Lenient immigration laws

* Bottom-up economy

* Pro-environment

* Stricter gun control

Lenient = 'tolerant'

Republican party- Donald Trump

* Conservative/ religious/ right wing

* Red - elephant

* Pro-life

* Small government -own responsibility

* Strict immigration laws

* Trickle-down economy

* Pro-profit (anti environment?)

*Lenient gun control (2nd amendment)

Trickle-down economics is the concept that government economic policies that disproportionately favor the upper tier of the economic spectrum (wealthy individuals and large corporations) eventually benefit the economy as a whole.

Consequences for Europe

*Harris

- stimulates global trade

- NATO important

- help Ukraine

Consequences for Europe

*Trump

- less support for Ukraine

- very sceptical about NATO

- possible extra import taxes

Drag the words into the correct boxes

1. People in the USA                    to elect a new                           every four years.

2. The last U.S. presidential                       were held in 2020..

3. U.S. presidential elections are decided by the number of                                 votes cast in individual                            .

5. On election day citizens go to a voting center and

                 their vote for the candidate of their choice.

6. The amount of influence a state has is measured by the size of its                          .

7. A person who stands for election is known as a                        

8. A candidate needs more than half of the total number of                                     to win the presidency.

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Who would you vote for?

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