US Elections

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US Elections 2024

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What will we do and learn?

1) LessonUp about democracy and some quiz questions about the basic facts

2) with 1, 2 or 3 people, create a poster about the US 2024 elections

1 word you think of
when you hear US 'elections'

What is your definition of a democracy?

DEMOCRACY

"a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives."

How much do you know about the US election system already?

I fully understand everything!

I know what I feel I need to know

I know a bit

I have heard about it

Is there a system???

THE POLITICIANS

REPUBLICANS

DEMOCRATS

DONALD TRUMP

JOE BIDEN

GEORGE W BUSH

BARRACK OBAMA

How many states does the US have?

1. 49
2. 50
3. 51
4. 52

Do all US states have an equal weight in the elections?

1. YES
2. NO

When the candidate gets the highest number of individual votes across the US, does he/she automatically win?

1. YES
2. NO
3. IT DEPENDS

Poster task

1) What is democracy and why does it matter?

2) When are the 2024 elections, what are Americans voring for and who are the candidates and parties (a bit of background on both)?

3) How do the US elections work?

4) What is the possible impact of the outcome on Europe? Why should we even care about these elections?

5) You will get design-points as well, so make it artful!