1.write your full name on this mock test (in test set-up)
2.Finished? Hand it in or keep it with you and learn for tests in silence. You may use your book today (not on Friday, of course)
The answers will be discussed next lesson!
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In deze les zitten 20 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 8 videos.
Lesduur is: 45 min
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H4 week 45 lesson 1
1.write your full name on this mock test (in test set-up)
2.Finished? Hand it in or keep it with you and learn for tests in silence. You may use your book today (not on Friday, of course)
The answers will be discussed next lesson!
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
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Slide 2 - Video
What is the principle of separation of powers called?
Slide 3 - Open vraag
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Slide 4 - Video
What do we call the 'executive' branch in Dutch?
Slide 5 - Open vraag
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Slide 6 - Video
What do we call the 'legislative' branch in Dutch?
Slide 7 - Open vraag
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Slide 8 - Video
How many US senators are there?
Slide 9 - Open vraag
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Slide 10 - Video
What do we call the 'judicial' branch in Dutch?
Slide 11 - Open vraag
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Slide 12 - Video
How many US presidents have been impeached? (formele aanklacht, 1e stap afzetting)
Slide 13 - Open vraag
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Slide 14 - Video
Lengths of terms served president / senator / representative
Slide 15 - Open vraag
Slide 16 - Tekstslide
The number of electoral votes a state has equals its number of Senators (2) plus its number of Representatives in the House of Representatives, based on the population.
House of Congress: 100 Senators + 435 Representatives
District of Columbia gets three electors
Total number of electors to 538. A majority of 270 or more electoral votes is required to elect the president and vice president.
Slide 17 - Tekstslide
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Slide 18 - Video
DEMOCRATIC DECLINE IN THE U.S.
1.POLITICAL POLARISATION IN TWO-PARTY SYSTEM, LEADING TO...
*election manipulation, e.g. reduced voters' access to the ballot
*gerrymandering: electoral district boundaries are readjusted to advantage a party or group of people
2.EXECUTIVE POWER HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY
*e.g. judicial impartiality is in question (Supreme Court now mostly very conservative / leaning towards Republicans
Slide 19 - Tekstslide
WHY IS TRUMP STILL ABLE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, DESPITE BEING IMPEACHED TWICE AND A CONVICTED FELON?
Requirements written in Constitution state that....
A candidate must be a "natural born Citizen" (largely taken to mean born in the U.S.), be at least 35 years old and have lived in America for 14 years.