Presidential candidates

Government – Which Presidential Candidate Do You Side With? Follow Up Activity

The link below will access the group follow up assignment for your “Which Presidential Candidate Do You Side With” analysis that you did based on your results from the “ISideWith”.com assignment.

 http://www.isidewith.com/
Make sure you also select more questions under each category and also you can rank each question on least importance to most importance on the left side of each category.  The more thought you put into it the more accurate your results.
 

Follow up activity after everyone takes the quiz.

•      Now that you have your results let’s compare to other’s in your class.

•      Organize yourselves into groups by the candidate you most sided with (your top percentage).

     Seniors will need to record and present the information below.  A visual aid will be needed.  Seniors will prepare the information 3rd period.  Answer the following questions and add it to your presentation.   If no seniors in group then a junior will have to do it.

1.  What was your group’s average percentage for that candidate?

2.  Compare your next 3 candidates?  Do you notice any trends within your group?  Jot down the names of the candidates that your group sided most with.

 

3.  Now look at the issues.  Compare and contrast which issues people in your group ranked “most important”, “more important”, somewhat important, “less important, and “least important”.  What trends do you see?

4.  Which candidates seem to appear the most under “who you side” with the most and least on each of the issues?

5.  What appears to be the majority of your group’s political ideology? (Left wing Democrats, Right Wing, Independent?)

6.  What trends do you notice about your political theme.  Write them down.

7.  Now look at the political party you most sided with.  What parties appear the most within your group.

8.  Through your discussions with your group, did you find anything surprising or out of the ordinary about your results?  Explain.

9.  Through your discussions with your group, what specific issues appear to be the most important to your group for the upcoming election?  What are your thoughts on these specific issues?

 

 

 

Create a visual aid to demonstrate the above information for your group.