Gather information regarding the most recent Presidential election in the United States of America. Make sure each of the following are represented in your gathered information: written information, graphic information (could be charts, maps, etc.), and audio information (possibly a newscast or an interview).
Using the word processor of your choice, write an informational paper describing each of the following to a group of educated adults: (1) the number of states that voted mostly Democrat; (2) the number of states that voted mostly Republican; (3) the number of individual voters that voted in the election; (4) the popular vote statistics: number of democratic votes, the number of republican votes, the number of "other" votes; (5) the breakdown of the electoral college votes. Be sure to use language appropriate for a group of educated adults. It must be informative without being over-simplified. Include a Source page, following the guidelines for citing sources. Save this document as ELECTION ADULT as either a .doc file or .rtf file. Upload this file here.
Using the word processor of your choice, create another document that contains the same information as above, but this time reword your information so that it is appropriate for teenagers. Teenagers should be able to understand the results of your research without feeling overwhelmed by the difficult concepts. Again, be sure to include a Source page, following the guidelines for citing sources
. Save this document as ELECTION TEEN as either a .doc file or .rtf file. Upload this file here.
Written Information:
The 2020 United States Presidential Election was held on November 3rd, 2020. The two major candidates were Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate, and Donald Trump, the Republican candidate. Joe Biden won the election with 306 electoral votes to Donald Trump’s 232 electoral votes. Biden also won the popular vote with 81,283,098 votes to Trump’s 74,223,744 votes.
Graphic Information:
A map of the United States showing the states that voted for Biden (blue) and the states that voted for Trump (red) can be seen below.