US presidential elections 2024

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, g, t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4-6

Elections 2024

Today's goals

• You learn about the two parties in America (democrats vs republicans).
• You are going to learn about the people who vote Left and Right and why they vote it
• You are going to learn about Trump's crimes
• You are going to learn what role Artificial Intelligence & Fake News played in the elections
• You are going to learn about Project 2025
• You are going to form an opinion on who YOU think is the better Presidential choice, and why

What do you already know about American politics?
What are the differences between the Dutch and American politics?

First, a few (not so) funny facts...

You will see 3 short statements about Harris or Trump.

Who is the statement about?

Who has a TikTok account?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Who claimed during a debate that immigrants eat cats and dogs?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Who used an AI-generated photo of Taylor Swift during his/her campaign?

1. Kamala Harris
2. Donald Trump

Video

• You are going to watch a simplified video about the difference between Democrats & Republicans. 
• During the video, you need to answer questions.

Why do people vote Left or Right?

In America, people are very divided. 

Unfortunately, people are driven more and more apart.

People who vote left, find it hard to believe why anyone would vote right. And vice versa. 

There has been scientific evidence that the Blue brains work differently than Red brains. Let's find out....

During the video, you have to answer questions again, so pay attention.

00:27

Waar staat GOP voor? Noem de gehele Engelse naam.

01:13

Name 2 Dutch political parties who can be compared with the Democrats (blue, donkey) and Republicans (red, elephant)

01:50

Noem 3 onderwerpen waarover Blue & Red van mening verschillen

02:21

What does a Swing state mean vs a Safe State?

Who votes blue, who votes red?

Let's look at some important statistics about who voted what. 

It all depens on: age, gender, nationality, education, income, religion, how you were raised, etc.

To me, it is extremely upsetting to find out a lot of women still voted for Trump, and against their own reproductive rights.

What kind of people do you think voted the most for Kamala Harris (age, male/female, nationality, income, religion, etc.)?

What kind of people do you think voted the most for Donald Trump (age, male/female, nationality, income, religion, etc.)?

Find out for yourself

You are going to do research about what it means now Trump has become president again. 

First, you are going to research a few facts about the American elections/politics. 

You are going to present your findings on a poster, Powerpoint or Canva. 

You are allowed to work in pairs. 

Your product should be handed in in Itslearning (inlevermap Elections)

Answer these questions in English

• Hoe vaak zijn de Amerikaanse verkiezingen en wat is er de legale leeftijd om te stemmen?
  
• Wat voor mensen stemmen Republikeins (Trump) en Democratisch (Harris)? Noem minimaal 3 groepen die meer op Trump gestemd hebben en minimaal 3 die juist op Harris gestemd hebben).
  
• Trump is vervolgd en ook schuldig bevonden aan veel illegale praktijken. Welke zijn dit? Noem er 3.
  
• Wat is Project 25 en waarom is het gevaarlijk als deze wordt uitgevoerd?
  
• Welke rol heeft Fake News gespeeld tijdens deze verkiezingen?
  
• Wie vind jij de betere kandidaat? Geef minimaal 3 redenen.

Zie ITSLEARNING voor alle informatie en de inlevermap.

01:03

What happens to the brain and votes when people anxious or scared?

1. People vote more conservative (right)
2. People vote more democratic (left)
3. People stop voting at all

01:26

Explain in your own words what is said about the difference between left & right's brain

02:03

What is said about the difference how a Left and Right brain reacts to images of pain and suffering?

Ik heb nieuwe dingen geleerd over de Amerikaanse verkiezingen en heb hierdoor een goede mening kunnen vormen over wie ik zou hebben gekozen.

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