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© RAABE 2020

Paul Jenkinson

© Joaquin Corbalan/ iStock/ Getty Images Plus

Am 3. November 2020 fanden die US-Präsidentschafts- und Kongresswahlen statt.

Die Ergebnisse werden einen tiefgreifenden Einfluss darauf haben, in welche Richtung die Vereinigten Staaten in Zukunft gehen werden. In dieser Unterrichtsreihe lernen die Schülerinnen und Schüler anhand eines DIN A3 Posters, Texten und eines Videos die Schritte auf dem Weg ins Weißen Haus kennen und verstehen das amerikanische Wahlsystem. Die Lernenden erarbeiten die Parteiprogramme der beiden großen Parteien, lernen wofür die Demokraten und Republikaner stehen und problematisieren die verhältnismäßig große Partei der nonvoters. Die Materialien der Reihe fördern interkulturelle Kompetenzen der Schülerinnen und Schüler und ermöglichen ihnen, komplexe Sachverhalte besser zu verstehen und einzuordnen.

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“It’s election day!” – The U.S. presidential elections 2020

by Paul Jenkinson

Facts 1

Notes on the material 1

Topic 1: From presidential candidate to president 2 Topic 2: The main political parties and their respective candidates 10

Topic 3: The party of nonvoters 17

Competences and skills:

The overarching goal of this unit is acquiring intercultural competences. To do this, the students practice their reading skills as they work with texts and their viewing and listening skills as they work with videos. They apply their analysing, presenting and writing competences as they work on the texts and videos. They frequently work with partners and, thus, develop their communicative as well as their social competences. By completing various research tasks, they acquire additional media competences.

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Overview:

List of abbreviations:

A: Text analysis CT: Creative Task D: Discussion E: Essay / Composition LVC: Listening / viewing comprehension

PR: Presentation R: Research RC: Reading comprehension T: Working with the text W: Writing

Topic Material Methods/Skills

1: From presidential candidate to president

M1–M3 LVC, RC, T, W

2: The main political parties and their respective candidates

M4–M6 A, D, PR, R, RC, W

3: The party of nonvoters M7–M8 CT, E, PR, RC, T

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RAABE UNTERRICHTS-MATERIALIEN Englisch Sek. II

Topic 1: From presidential candidate to president Part A: The road to presidency in the United States M1

In P R I M A R Y elections, people choose who will represent their party in the general election.

The PARTY CONVENTIONS formally nominate the winner of the primaries and caucuses.

If the winning candidate has not already named his or her VICE-PRESIDENTIAL running mate, the choice is announced at the convention.

The presidential candidate campaigns throughout the country. That way, he/she can gain the support of the general population.

The GENERAL ELECTION usually takes place in November. Each U.S. citizen is allowed to vote for one President and Vice President.

Each state gets a certain number of ELECTORS depending on their total population.

The INAUGURATION of the new President and Vice President takes place in January. The term of office lasts four years.

There are different political beliefs.

People with the same ideas form a POLITICAL PARTY. The two main parties in the U.S. are the Democrats (blue) and the Republicans (red).

A CAUCUS is a meeting held to decide which candidate a political group will support in the election. The members of a party discuss and decide on the best candidate.

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NATURAL BORN

CITIZEN MINIMUM AGE

35 YEARS

U.S. RESIDENT 14 YEARS

STEP 1: PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES

STEP 2: NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

STEP 3: GENERAL ELECTION

STEP 4: ELECTORAL COLLEGE

Elector/Electoral College: This is the institution through which Americans elect the President and Vice President. Americans are voting for officials called electors who are assigned to each presidential candidate.

The U.S. Constitution gives only one requirement for serving as an elector: “No Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.”

It is generally taken to mean that members of the Cabinet or other high-ranking executive branch members cannot serve as electors. The number of electoral votes displayed here is based on the 2010 Census.

Congress: the elected group of politicians in the U.S. who are responsible for making the law, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives; the Senate consists of two Senators per state; the number of Representatives (electors) depends on the total population of each state

THE ROAD TO PRESIDENCY IN THE UNITED STATES

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

538

ELECTORAL

VOTES 270 votes

In 48 states, the candidate who wins the greatest number of popular votes in a state (e. g. 55 in California) receives the entire ELECTORAL VOTE of that state.

Even if some people voted for electors of the other party, the whole state is assigned to the winner.

DEFINITIONS

VOTE VOTE VOTE

Political parties choose their PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES through primary elections and party caucuses (meetings). Would-be candidates crisscross the country. That way, they gain the support of their party members.

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The CAMPAIGN for the presidency traditionally begins in early September. Most campaigns rely on national radio, television appearances, press coverage and the social media.

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With their popular vote, people actually vote for so-called electors representing the different parties.

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Each elector from every state votes for one presidential candidate.

The candidate who gets more than half of the votes (270) wins the election.

© Illustr ation: Julia L enzmann

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RAABE UNTERRICHTS-MATERIALIEN Englisch Sek. II

Viewing comprehension

2. Watch the video Bigger than Trump: John Legend’s guide to what matters in the election:

https://raabe.click/um_en_johnlegend [last access: 16/09/2020]

While watching and listening, tick (√) whether the statements are true (t), false (f) or not stated (n/s).

Statements t f n/s

a) Civil rights leaders campaigned for more than just freedom of speech.

b) The Voting Rights Act was implemented 50 years ago.

c) Only registered house owners can vote in the USA.

d) Even if you were eligible to vote in the past, you might not be this time.

e) The underprivileged are among the groups most badly affected.

f) Legend is not directly concerned about the main presidential election.

g) There will be discussions held to allow convicts to vote.

h) 6.1 million African Americans have lost their right to vote.

i) One day in prison and you are banned from voting.

j) Some other countries also disqualify ex-prisoners from voting.

k) John Legend has tired of politics.

l) The police have improved their image.

m) Electing new faces in law enforcement can improve communities.

n) Change can be made from the grassroots.

o) There remain many basic issues to be addressed in the USA.

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