Learning Target: I can describe where we currently are in the election cycle for the next President of the United States of America and begin my own decision making process for deciding who I would vote for if I could.
Standards:
SSCG15 Demonstrate knowledge of local, state, and national elections.
a. Describe the historical development, organization, role, and constituencies of political parties.
b. Describe the nomination and election process.
c. Examine campaign funding and spending and the influence of special interest groups on elections.
e. Analyze the influence of media coverage, campaign advertising, and public opinion polls.
Warm Up: Political Cartoon: Mount Crushmore
Opening: How many people are running for President? How can we learn more about the various candidates? How will you decide which candidate to vote for if you could?
Work Session:
Video Segment: Biden in the Race - ABC World News Tonight With David Muir 2019 04-25
Presidential Candidate Scavenger Hunt with Graphic Organizer
Video Segment: Bernie Sanders Is Running Again. Could He Win NYT News
Word of the Day: Incumbent
Closing: Early favorites and why are the number of candidates not evenly distributed between the two political parties?