lunes, 28 de noviembre de 2011

reading comprehension practice....

read the following article and answer the questiones mentioned about it.

use the technicles to read (skimming, scaning)

Presidential Elections

This year Americans elect on a new president on November 4th. It's an important event that happens once every four years. Currently, the president is always elected from one of the two main parties in the United States: the Republicans and the Democrats. There are other presidential candidates. However, it is unlikely that any of these "third party" candidates will win. It certainly hasn't happened in the last one hundred years.

In order to become the presidential nominee of a party, the candidate must win the primary election. Primary elections are held throughout each state in the United States in the first half of any election year. Then, the delegates attend their party convention in order to nominate their chosen candidate. Usually, as in this election, it's clear who will be the nominee. However, in the past parties have been divided and choosing a nominee has been a difficult process.

Once the nominees have been selected, they campaign throughout the country. A number of debates are usually held in order to better understand the candidates' points of view. These points of view often reflect their party's platform. A party platform is best described as the general beliefs and policies a party holds. Candidates cross the country by plane, bus, train or by car giving speeches. These speeches are often called 'stump speeches'. In the 19th century candidates would stand on tree stumps to deliver their speeches. These stump speeches repeat the candidates basic views and aspirations for the country. They are repeated many hundred of times by each candidate.

Many people believe that campaigns in the United States have become too negative. Each night you can see many attack ads on the television. These short ads contain sound bites which often distort the truth, or something the other candidate has said or done. Another recent problem has been voter turnout. There is often less than 60% turnout for national elections. Some people don't register to vote, and some registered voters don't show up at the voting booths. This angers many citizens who feel that voting is the most important responsibility of any citizen. Others point out that not voting is expressing an opinion that the system is broken.

the United States maintains an extremely old, and some say inefficient, voting system. This system is called the Electoral College. Each state is assigned electoral votes based on the number of senators and representatives that state has in Congress. Each state has two Senators. The number of representatives is determined by the states population but is never less then 1. The electoral votes are decided by the popular vote in each state. One candidate wins all of the electoral votes in a state. In other words, Oregon has 8 electoral votes. If 1 million people vote for the Republican candidate and one million and ten people vote for the Democratic candidate ALL 8 electoral votes go to the democratic candidate. Many people feel that this system should be abandoned.


q1: How often does the United States hold presidential elections?

q2:
What is the 'third party'?

q3
How many times has a third party won in the last 100 years?

q4:
What must a person do to become a presidential nominee?

q5:
Where is the nominee chosen?

q6:
What is the main purpose of the debates?

Q7:
What is the party platform?


8 comentarios:

Anónimo dijo...

q1 r= four years
q2 r=Everything what is not a democrat not republican belongs to the third party
Usually
q3 r=It certainly hasn't happened in the last one hundred years.
q4 r=
q5 r=the delegates attend their party convention in order to nominate their chosen candidate.
q6 r=
q7 r=
angel chacon 7786

Anónimo dijo...

q1: How often does the United States hold presidential elections?
Once every four years.
q2: What is the 'third party'?
Other candidates do not belong to Republicans or the Democrats
q3How many times has a third party won in the last 100 years?
He has not won any in the last 100 years
q4:What must a person do to become a presidential nominee?
You must win the primary elections that are held throughout each state in the United states
q5: Where is the nominee chosen?
They are in the party convention
q6:What is the main purpose of the debates?
better understand the views of candidates.

Q7:What is the party platform?
is best described as general beliefs and policies that a party has.

Jesus hernandez 7991

Anónimo dijo...

q4 r=the candidate must win the primary election
q6 r=
q7 r=These points of view often reflect their party's platform. A party platform
angel chacon #7786

Anónimo dijo...

q6 r=A number of debates are usually held in order to better understand the candidates' points of view.
angel chacon 7786 ingenieria 2

Anónimo dijo...

1How often does the United States hold presidential elections?

This year Americans elect on a new president on November 4th. It's an important event that happens once every four years.
2 What is the 'third party'?
There are other presidential candidates besides the Republicans and the Democrats.
3How many times has a third party won in the last 100 years?
it is unlikely that any of these "third party" candidates will win. It certainly hasn't happened in the last one hundred years.
4 What must a person do to become a presidential nominee?
the candidate must win the primary election
5 Where is the nominee chosen?
the delegates attend their party convention in order to nominate their chosen candidate. Usually, as in this election, it's clear who will be the nominee.
6 :What is the main purpose of the debates
A number of debates are usually held in order to better understand the candidates' points of view.
7What is the party platform?
is best described as the general beliefs and policies a party holds.
RICHARD RANGEL 8306

Anónimo dijo...

q1: How often does the United States hold presidential elections?
respuesta:
It's an important event that happens once every four years

q2: What is the 'third party'?
respuesta:
is anything whatever Democrats and Republicans

q3 How many times has a third party won in the last 100 years?

respuesta:
It certainly hasn't happened in the last one hundred years.

q4:What must a person do to become a presidential nominee?

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respuesta:
the candidate must win the primary election.

q5: Where is the nominee chosen?

respuesta:
the delegates attend their party convention in order to nominate their chosen candidate.
q6:What is the main purpose of the debates?

A number of debates are usually held in order to better understand the candidates' points of view

Q7:What is the party platform?
Respuesta :
These points of view often reflect their party's platform.

Anónimo dijo...

1. How often does the United States hold presidential elections? Rsp: t's an important event that happens once every four years

2: What is the 'third party'?
Resp: What is not a democratic republican belongs to the third party

3.How many times has a third party won in the last 100 years?
Resp: It certainly hasn't happened in the last one hundred years.

4:What must a person do to become a presidential nominee?
Res: In order to become the presidential nominee of a party, the candidate must win the primary election.

5: Where is the nominee chosen?
Res: the delegates attend their party convention in order to nominate their chosen candidate

6.What is the main purpose of the debates?
Res:A number of debates are usually held in order to better understand the candidates' points of view

7.What is the party platform?
Resp: These points of view often reflect their party's platform

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Anónimo dijo...

q1: How often does the United States hold presidential elections?
This year Americans elect on a new president on November 4th. It's an important event that happens once every four years.
q2: What is the 'third party'?
That is not Republican nor Democrat belongs to the third party
q3: How many times has a third party won in the last 100 years?
It certainly hasn't happened in the last one hundred years.
q4: What must a person do to become a presidential nominee?
In order to become the presidential nominee of a party, the candidate must win the primary election.

q5: Where is the nominee chosen?
the delegates attend their party convention in order to nominate their chosen candidate.
q6: What is the main purpose of the debates?
A number of debates are usually held in order to better understand the candidates' points of view
Q7: What is the party platform?
These points of view often reflect their party's platform.

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matricula: 7967