Election 2012: 12 Questions to Engage Students in the Debate
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The final presidential debate takes place on Monday and today we’ve got 12 sample questions you can ask your students before the debate! Choose one or more of the following questions and post them in your Edmodo group for students to respond to. If you have additional ideas to share, or you want to access more election resources, join the Election Insights Community.
Sample Discussion Questions
- What was your favorite moment in the presidential debate?
- Which candidate seemed the most prepared to answer questions?
- Do you think that two minutes is long enough to answer a debate question?
- Why would a candidate choose to present his opening statement first, if he won the coin toss?
- What would be the advantage in having the last word in a presidential debate?
- When one candidate is talking, what types of facial expressions and body language did each candidate use and why?
- Which candidate seemed to deliver his answers with more emotion?
- Did any candidate tell a story about a person impacted by a particular campaign issue? Was that story meaningful to you?
- Did the incumbent (candidate currently in office) seem more or less confident during the debate and why?
- Did anything said by either candidate change your mind on a particular issue?
- Do you think each candidate was respectful of his opponent, the moderator and the audience? Why or why not?
- What would be challenging about airing a presidential debate on live television?
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I liked the debate I thought it was cool how they are so different than one another.In my opinion I liked Romney the best! GO ROMNEY
Which candidate seemed the most prepared to answer questions?
The candidate that seemed to be most prepared was obama. I think about because he knew what he was gone say and had clear answer for them
2.Which candidate seemed the most prepared to answer questions?
- I think that the president was more prepared because he was taking notes and still answering questions that was giving and gave good examples.
I’m responding to question #2. I feel as if President Barack Obama was most prepared to answer the questions that were fired at him. He had a legitimate answer with accurate detalis. While Govenor Mitt Romney was just repeating himself, and basically waiting on Mr. Obama to say something so he can revise it to his own words.
I think that Romney was not prepared to answers questions.
2.Which candidate seemed the most prepared to answer questions?
A) I beliieve Obama answered his questions more quicker than Romney. Obama had a well thought responds rather than Romney who had to think about the situation and come back.
Question number 2. Obama seemed the most prepared for any questions the candidates ask but, seemed as if he stumble on some of his words and still pulled through to get his point across.
My favorite moment in the Presidental debate was when Obama was getting on Romney’s Head about Lieing.
I believe that Barack Obama seem the most prepared to answer the questions, he didn’t beat around the bush he just answered the questions given.
I don’t really think that 2 minutes are long enough to answer a debate question. I say this because you have to give each canidate to elabortae on what they have to say, and back up there statement.
2.Which candidate seemed the most prepared to answer questions? I think that candidate Obama was most prepraed to answer questions.
I like the debates because you can get a chance to pick and share your opinion about what president you want and think will do a good job for the next four years and you feel responsible and get to make your own choice that is why I like the debates