[Unit1] US 2016 presidential election: webquest

Use the following links to find out more about the US presidential election and get ready for your long-term objective (to become the 45th US president)!

 

1) A FEW GENERAL FACTS ABOUT THE USA:

Main facts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/symbols/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States

Political regime:

https://kids.usa.gov/three-branches-of-government/index.shtml

 

2) THE ROLES OF THE US PRESIDENTS:

Use this document

Or/and this link

 

3) MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE US:

The Democratic party: link1, link2, link3

The Republican party (the GOP): link1, link2, link3

 

 4) THE 2016 CANDIDATES:

 Hillary Clinton: link1, link2, link3

Donald Trump: link1, link2, link3

 

5) PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES:

 https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/2016-presidential-election/#presidentialdebates

 http://www.englishblog.com/2016/09/trump-v-clinton-an-analysis-of-debate-styles-video.html#.V-kY6STQg4E

 

 6) EXTRA LINKS: go further and play games (on the englishcpge.jimdo.com website)

 Election calendar:

 https://www.channelone.com/feature/election-calendar/

  What American students think about the two presidential nominees:

 https://www.channelone.com/feature/team-one-vote/

  Extra links to go further :

2016 candidate match game

election game

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/pres/list.shtml

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/who.cgi?A1=s&A15=president&Submit=Show+Me+The+People!&A2=0

http://www.primarygames.com/presidents/question_1.htm

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/the-presidents

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white-house-101/fun-facts

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/photogallery/presidential-pets

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/usbillgenerator.htm