Unit 2: Make America Vote Again! (Tle G1)
Unit
2: The Race to the White House, the American 2024 Presidential Elections.
Make
America Vote Again
Axe: Citizenship and Virtual World
There are two main political parties: The Democratic Party: the Democrats,
Democratic candidates.
The Republican Party: The Republicans,
Republican candidates.
The Democrats are represented by a Donkey. Their color
is blue.
The Republicans are represented by an Elephant. Their
color is red.
The candidates:
For the Democratic Party:
President:
Kamala Harris, 59. She was Senator for her home state California. She used to
be Attorney General of California for 6 years. She has been the VP for Biden
since 2021. She had already campaigned for the Presidential nomination in 2020.
Vice-President: Tim Walz, 60. He is a former
high school teacher and a former football coach. For 12 years he was a
representative in Congress for Minnesota. Now, he is Governor for the same
state.
For the
Republican Party:
President:
Donald Trump, 78. He was President from 2017 to 2021. He is originally a
businessman, he never was in the political field before his election.
Vice
President: JD Vance, 40. A Senator in Ohio since 2022. He was against Trump’s
policies before Trump asked him to be his VP. He went to a law school and he
used to work in finance.
The Election
is held every 4 years. The traditional date is the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of November.
The Voting Process:
In each
state, citizens vote for a ticket è the popular
vote
Each state
has a fixed number of votes in the Electoral
College.
Nationally
the Electoral College votes for the President è the official winner.
Therefore,
what is paradoxical is that a candidate can be elected without winning the
popular vote.
The Timeline
-15 January
2024: The Primaries Began
-15-18 July
2024: The Republican Convention
19-22 August
2024: the Democratic Convention
-5 November
2024: Election Day
17 December
2024: The Electoral College meets
20 January
2025: Inauguration Day
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