A powerpoint presentation for the Burnet News Club

1. CLINTON
V
TRUMP
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2. 1AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
In a campaign,
candidates use short,
simple phrases to
affect people’s feelings
and make their
campaigns memorable.
These are called
‘slogans’.
Hillary Clinton’s slogan
is “Stronger together”,
which aims to bring
people together.
Donald Trump’s
catchphrase is “Let’s
make America great
again”, which tells
people America is in
bad shape and appeals
to patriotic feelings.
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3. 2
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Many people like
Hillary Clinton, the
Democratic
candidate,
because she is the
first woman who
has a real chance
of being the
American
president. This
also makes her
unpopular among
people who think a
man should be
president.
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4. 3AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Hillary Clinton has
been a politician
for a long time.
Some say this
makes her well
qualified to be
president. For
example, she had
a powerful job
working for
President Barack
Obama for four
years, and she was
First Lady when
her husband, Bill
Clinton, was
president.
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5. 4
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Her supporters see
Clinton as clever,
experienced and
someone who
wants to help give
more Americans
the opportunity to
do well. They think
she will follow
policies similar to
those of President
Barack Obama
(Clinton and Obama
are both from the
Democratic Party).
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6. 5AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
People who
oppose Obama
might also
oppose Clinton,
because they are
from the same
party. Clinton's
opponents think
America is on the
wrong track and
want change.
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7. 6
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Her
opponents
also say she
has a record
of lying and
behaving
dishonestly:
Donald Trump
calls her
“Crooked
Hillary”.
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8. 7AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
She has been involved in
various scandals which
some people think makes
her untrustworthy. She is
accused of being careless
about the sort of people
she accepts money from
and about the security of
her online messages that
should have been kept
secret when she was
Secretary of State
(America’s foreign
minister).
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9. 8
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Clinton is seen as
representing the
establishment.
People who are
angry about the
problems their
country faces at
the moment want
someone who will
do things
differently.
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10. 9AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Trump supporters
don't trust the
establishment and
don't see Trump as
being part of it.
Therefore, they
believe he is more
likely to listen to
ordinary people and
less likely to listen
to the interests of
powerful groups.
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11. 10
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Trump is a
businessman who
became famous
through reality TV.
He was the host of
the American
version of the show
"The Apprentice"
and his best-known
line was, "You're
fired!".
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12. 11AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
He does not have
a lot of experience
being a politician.
Some see that as
a problem.
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13. 12
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
He doesn't mind
saying things that
might cause
offence. He is
often accused of
being "politically
incorrect" but his
supporters like this
about him. They
think he is
speaking the truth.
However, the
offensive things he
says upset many
other people in
America and
around the world.
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14. 13AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Trump promises to
build a wall on the
border with Mexico,
and make Mexico pay
for it, to stop illegal
immigration. To
prevent terrorism, he
also wants to stop
Muslims from coming
to America.
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15. 14
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Trump wants
to block many
goods
produced by
foreign
countries,
especially
China, in the
belief that this
would protect
jobs in
America.
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16. 15AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Trump wants
America to be
less involved in
conflict abroad
and in defending
America’s allies
around the
world.
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17. 16
AMERICA’S PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
Explained
Trump is the
Republican
candidate, but not
all Republicans like
him. Some disagree
so much with his
policies that they
say they will vote
for Clinton.
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