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Date :

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http://election.scholastic.com/election-central/road-to-the-white-house/
Before you START , TEST your knowledge about the U.S Presidential Elections!

ELECTION QUIZ

1- What does US mean ?

2- How many states are there in the US ?

3- What is the name of the current US President ?

4- Where does the US President live and work ?

5- What is the name given to the wife of the US President?

6- Name the 2 candidates running for Presidency in 2016

7- Name the 2 major political parties in the USA, their animal symbols and their colors :

.........................................

.........................................

8- Which candidate is D ?
9- Which one is R ?
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What does VP mean ?

Which official document defines the electing process?
What day is Election Day this year ?

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How many American citizens will vote in 2016 ?

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They will vote for : Tick

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electoral votes

How often do US presidential elections take place ?

How long does a single term of a US President last ?
How many terms may a President serve ?

or

a candidate

 HOW TO BECOME THE US

PRESIDENT

How can someone be elected the president of the US ?

Watch this video to learn a little more about the US Electoral System.
Complete the LISTENING tasks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok_VQ8I7g6I

TASK N 1 : Tick the US states you actually hear in the audio file.
Florida Nebraska South Carolina North Carolina Maine Arizona District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Kansas California Wisconsin UTAH

TASK N 2 : Tick the numbers or dates you actually hear.

1986 1996 2000 2003 2004 2008 2010 2011 2012
November 6th January 20th January 30th
1 2 3 4 13 15 16 18 33 36 40 50 53 55 63 160 230 270 538 548
3 ,000,000 13 ,000,000 26 ,000,000 36 ,000,000 46 ,000,000

Say what the following numbers or dates refer to :

18 :

1 :

36 :
270 :
2 :

 50 :
55 :
January 20th :

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TASK N 3 : Tick the election-related words you can hear.

VOTE BALLOT BOX

US ELECTIONS
PRIMARIES
CONVENTION

CHOICE

NUMBER

VICE-PRESIDENT

RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBLE

ELECTORAL COLLEGE

STATE

POPULATION INFLUENCE

CONGRESSIONAL
BE SWORN IN

PRIME MINISTER

RUNNING MATE

POPULATED STATE

ELECTION PROCESS

HOMESTATE

CONSTITUTION

CONGRESS

POPULAR VOTE

DISTRICT
SENATE

PRESIDENT ELECT

ELECTION

INDIVIDUAL ELECT SYSTEM

ELECTION DAY

THE WHITE HOUSE

NATIONAL ELECTION

PRESIDENT US

INAUGURATION DAY

SENATORS

MAJORITY

VOTING

CANDIDATE

SYSTEM

ELECTORS
MINORITY
VOTING MACHINE

SIMPLE CANDIDATE

TASK N 4 : Tick the election-related verbs you can hear.

VOTE STAND ELECT HELP STOP BEGIN START COUNT TOTAL TALLY BECOME
REACH ANALYZE DECIDE
LOSE

WIN

SELECT

CLAIM MATTER SUPPORT CARE CHOOSE

RECEIVE

INFLUENCE

SWEAR GAIN

TASK N 5 : Visit the Website below and read the article entitled : How the President of
the United States is elected to complete your information. Then answer the questions below.
Visit the following Website
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/vote/presidential_elections.shtml

What is the name of the political event at which a political party's Presidential and
Vice-Presidential candidates are determined and the party platform is formalized ?
Does every state have the same number of Electoral College votes ?
Who becomes President, the winner of the popular vote or the winner of the Electoral College
vote?

On what date is a new President of the US inaugurated (sworn into office) ?

TASK N 6 : Now use what you have learnt and recap How Candidates get Peoples Votes
. Fill in the blanks with words from the list below. Some words may be used twice.
(WATCH/ISSUES (Questions/Problme) /VICE-PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT/RADIO/ ADS/MONTHS/CANDIDATES/ DECIDE/VOTE/
STATE / VOTERS/ VOTES/CANDIDATE/WORK/TV/ PRIMARIES/ELECTORAL/COUNTRY/INTERVIEWS/
WIN/NEWSPAPERS/QUESTIONS/ DEBATES

It takes a lot of .........................................and many .........................................

.........................................

. People.........................................

to be elected

during state ..................................

and meetings. That helps each party ......................................... who to choose as their
.........................................The ......................................... try to get people to vote for them
by giving

speeches, ........................................., and paying for .........................................

on TV, .........................................and in .........................................

The candidates then choose their .......................................... The candidates have debates
where they answer ......................................... about the ......................................... that are
important to the people in our ..........................................
The .........................................are shown on.........................................and millions of
Americans.........................................them! They are supposed to help.........................................to
decide who to.........................................for.
Each state has a certain number of electoral ......................................... based on the state
population.
The candidate that gets the most votes in each.........................................gets all the
......................................... for that state.
The first candidate to.........................................270......................................... votes becomes the
PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

 Getting to know the 2 candidates Complete each candidates ID card

Visit the following Websites
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/meet-donald-j-trump/415956
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/meet-hillary-clinton/415951
http://election.scholastic.com/election-central/meet-the-candidates/

FULL NAME
ORIGIN
AGE
PARTY
FORMER JOB(s)
STATE OF ORIGIN
FAMILY

RELIGION

RUNNING MATE
(NAME)