US Elections Trump vs Harris

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome back, H4A

Today

• 10 minutes of reading
• US Elections
• Find the mistakes (letter writing)

Reading

Goals for today

At the end of this lesson: 

You have learned more about the USA elections 2024

Program:

- Video

- Quiz 

What do you know about the American elections?
Write short statements

Dutch politics vs American politics....

Dutch Politics

Dutch politics

American politics

Dutch Politics

King

head of state

Dutch politics

American politics

Dutch Politics

King

head of state

Prime Minister

head of government

Dutch politics

American politics

Dutch Politics

Dutch politics

King

head of state

Prime Minister

head of government

American politics

President

head of state

and

head of government

Dutch Politics

Dutch politics

King

head of state

Prime Minister

head of government

American politics

President

head of state

and

head of government

Not elected

Not elected

Elected

Dutch Politics

Dutch politics

King

head of state

Prime Minister

head of government

American politics

President

head of state

and

head of government

Not elected

Not elected

Elected

MONARCHY

REPUBLIC

THE DEMOCRATS

THE REPUBLICANS

THE DEMOCRATS

THE REPUBLICANS

THE DEMOCRATS

THE REPUBLICANS

THE DEMOCRATS

THE REPUBLICANS

Time to watch a video!

Watch closely for you will have to explain what you've just watched afterwards.

• Write down anything you remember from the video.
• You will have 3 minutes.
• Do it quietly and by yourselves.
• Afterwards be prepared to discuss your answers.

Braindump

How often are the US elections?

1. Every 2 years
2. Every 4 years
3. Every 3 years
4. Every 5 years

What's the legal voting age in the US?

1. 18
2. 21
3. 20
4. 16

Where's the White House?

1. Los Angeles
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Washington D.C.

What does 'D.C.' stand for in Washington D.C.?

1. District of Columbia
2. Detective Comics
3. Delaware Capital
4. Democratic City

Inhabitants of the USA vote for..

1. Electors
2. The presidential candidate

How many electors ('kiespersonen') do they need to win to become the next president?

1. At least 265
2. At least 270
3. At least 275
4. At least 280

The video refers to "swing states" like Ohio and Florida. What is a swing state?

1. A state that has a large number of electoral votes
2. A state that is historically either Republican or Democratic
3. A state that is sometimes Republican, sometimes Democratic
4. A state that Presidential candidates like because of the quality of their swings

Which of these states is a traditional swing state?

1. Ohio
2. Washington
3. New York
4. Alabama

The number of electoral votes per state is reviewed every 10 years and is based on...

1. population size
2. the size of the state (the bigger the state, the more electoral votes)

How old is Donald Trump?

How old is Kamala Harris?

Who do you think is going to win the elections of 2024?

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Find the mistakes

There are 12 mistakes in this letter. 

Can you find them all? 

How would you 'fix' them?