This assignment is designed to more deeply explore the results and ramifications of the 2020 Presidential Election.
Instructions:
1. Answer the following question before you watch the videos and read the articles below:
What happened on January 6, 2021? Briefly describe your thoughts and reactions to what happened from your current knowledge.
2. Watch the following brief videos and read the two brief articles, and then answer the questions below.
3. Make sure to take notes on the videos and articles to help you answer the questions at the bottom.
THE PROCESS:
#1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468&ab_channel=TED-Ed
#2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgDfxub2gD8&ab_channel=CNN
#3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWgyCRM2SVM&ab_channel=VoiceofAmerica
#4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdK5uK7B0Lo&ab_channel=TheNewYorkTimes
2020 Election Results:
#5 https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2020
President Trump’s Challenges to the Results:
#6 https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2021/01/06/trumps-failed-efforts-overturn-election-numbers/4130307001/
The Electoral College Congressional Certification – January 6
Mayhem Erupts in the U.S. Capitol:
#7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhtULpI3gKw&ab_channel=PBSNewsHour
Electoral Count Interrupted as Mob Enters Capitol:
#8 https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?17538
QUESTIONS:
2. Briefly explain how the Electoral College works, along with Congress’s role in the process, based on Videos #1 & #2.
3. Based on Videos #3 & #4, why is a peaceful transition so important in democratic societies? What happens when leaders challenge or disrupt normal democratic procedures and beliefs?
4. Briefly describe Mr. Trump’s efforts to discredit the 2020 election results, including different approaches he took (judicial, social media, etc.), based on Article #6.
5. Briefly describe what happened on January 6, based on Videos #7 and #8. What happened to the Constitutional process of Congress certifying Electoral College results?
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