November 6, 2012

Election 2012 Electoral College

Use your outline map of the U.S. worksheet to make your own electoral college map. 

You can use any site you want, but I suggest using the CNN website.

For additional predictions, check out 270 to win. 

Election 2012 Debating Points

Use your worksheet and the internet to help you prepare for the debate next class. 

You will be assigned to either Romney or Obama (sorry, but you probably won't get to choose).  Use the internet to research the candidates opinions on various issues.  You many not include the issues of abortion or drugs.
 


Having trouble finding information?  Try:
http://www.thepoliticalguide.com/
and
http://2012election.procon.org/view.source-summary-chart.php?topic=64

Election 2012

Election 2012 is quickly approaching.  Here's the display up in the hall.  The first debate is Wednesday.  Who did a better job?

Political Party Quiz for 2012

Welcome back to Elm for another great year of social studies.

Over the course of this school year we will be studying 20th Century U.S. history, the U.S. and Illinois constitutions, geography, and current events.

With the Presdiental Election of 2012 just around the corner, here's a good political party quiz to get us started:

http://pewresearch.org/politicalquiz/

There is also an interesting, but not necessarily very accurate, Political Party Predictor (use at your own risk) at Channel One News.

You can also read more about politics over at channel one