The 2004 Elections in USA

Introduction exercise

Look at the schedule of primaries here: http://www.fec.gov/pages/2004pdates.htm

When does the primary season begin and end? When are the super primaries?

Who may vote at the president election? http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/election/registration.html 
 

Your main task

It is your task to describe the USA president election system. You also have to tell about the political parties and the presidential candidates.

The groups have three lessons to prepare a presentation of the 2004 elections in USA. You should include recent news about the elections.
 

Where to get information:

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/election/primary.html A guide to the US Election of the President & Vice President: Primary Election system

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/9-12/election/general.html A guide to the US President & Vice President: General Election

http://www.democrats.org/  About the democrats

http://www.rnc.org/ The Republican National Committee (also about the democrats;-)

USA Radio and television: http://newslink.org/broad.html and http://www.cnn.com

USA television stations by states: http://www.statehousegirls.net/resources/tv/

http://www.tilpon.com/News/usa1.html Links to all major USA newspapers

 

Last update: 13.02.04