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American elections 2024

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Who are the presidential candidates for the elections?

Slide 2 - Woordweb

Slide 3 - Video

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Slide 6: Voter Registration and Eligibility
To participate in the American elections, individuals must register to vote and meet eligibility requirements such as age, citizenship, and residency.

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Slide 7: Election Day and Results
Election day is when voters cast their ballots, and the results are tallied. The candidate who receives the majority of electoral votes wins the election.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Donald Trump
President from 2017-2021
78 years old
Republican party
Policies: rebuild the economy, strong on immigration, war on drugs, no money to tackle climate change or to fund clean energy, supports gun rights and anti-abortion

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

What does a 'running mate' do?

Slide 10 - Woordweb

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 can lead to voter sympathy. 

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

Do you know the names of the running mates this year?

Slide 12 - Woordweb

JD Vance
Running mate to Donald Trump
Hardliner, far right
Currently in House of Representatives
Small town guy



Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Tim Walz
Running mate to Kamala Harris
Governor of Minnesota (now)
Progressive, introduced free school meals and free education

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Slide 15 - Video

Who would you vote for?
A
Donald Trump
B
Kamala Harris

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Slide 17 - Video