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United States elections

What is the name of the current President of the United States?
George Bush.

What are the two main parties in the US?
Democrat and Republican.



What are the symbols of these two parties?
The Republican Party's symbol is an elephant, and the Democratic Party's symbol is a donkey.

Give the names of this year’s candidates and their respective party
Barack Obama, from Democratic Party and John McCain from Republican Party.

How often do presidential elections take place?
They take place every four years.

In Spain , voters go to the polls to elect the president whereas in America voters go to the polls to elect the Electoral College. According to you, what do the electors of the Electoral college do ?
They emit their votes to choose the president and vicepresident.

How many people are there in the Electoral College?
There are 538 electors.

After answering the last two questions, say if ordinary Americans directly vote for the President
No, they don't.

What do you call the team formed by the candidates for presidency and vice-presidency?
It's called a ticket

What will be the date of the Presidential election this year?
The 4rd of November.

When does the President deliver his first presidential speech (give the date).
The 20th of January, 2009.

Where does the President of the US live?In what city?
In the White House, Washington

MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE ANSWERS

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Answers
1.Barack Hussein Obama.
2.In Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
3.On August 4, 1961.
4.He’s 6’1" (1.87 m) tall.
5.His father is from a village in Kenya and his mother is from a small town in Kansas, USA.
6.Yes, he is. His wife’s name is Michelle and they have two daughters, Malia Ann and Natasha.
7.Barack Obama went to Harvard Law School and is a lawyer. He is now a senator for the state of Illinois. He is also Democratic Party candidate for president of the United States of America.
8.He likes Shakespeare, Toni Morrison and Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.
9.Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Elton John and Jay-Z.
10.Casablanca, The Godfather, and The Godfather: Part II.
11.SportsCenter, a TV sports news show.
12.Playing basketball, writing and being with his children.

Questions

1.What's name of the new president of the United States?
2.Where did he born?
3.When's his birthday?
4.What's his height?
5.From where is his family?
6.Is he married?
7.Something about his career
8.Who are his favourites writers?
9.And his favourites music groups?
10.Wich are Obama's favourites films?
11.His hobbies

*Obama's biography*

Date and place of birth Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4th in 1961

Political Party: Democratic

Height: 6'1 feet, 1'87 metres

Wife's Name: Her name is Michelle

Children's Names: Their names are Malia and Sasha

Car: Ford Escape Hybrid

Hobbies: Scrabble, poker, and basketball.

Favorite Books: Moby Dick, by Herman Melville

Favorite Movies: The Godfather I and II and Lawrence of Arabia

Personal Heroes: Martin Luther King Jr, Mahatma Gandhi, and Pablo Picasso

Making the Grade: Obama’s voting record on deaf-tech and accessibility issues stands as follows: he supports the ADA Restoration Act of 2007, he voted for the Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 and the Stem Cell Research Bill (which is important for cochlear research,) and voted for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act.

When I Grow Up:

Chef Obama: Marvin Woods

Obama's campaign song