Donald Trump

Question 1

Making of Trump

Answer 1

• born in NY 1946
• attended military academy from age 13
• eco degree
• real estate and construction
• beauty pageants, university, reality tv

Question 2

Rise to Power

Answer 2

• making of trump
• symbolic leader of birther issue
• won republican primaries with 53%
• lots of media coverage during campaign due to racist and sexist remarks
• campaign exploited voters fears about crime, terrorism, unemployment and globalisation
• MAGA

Question 3

Requirements to become President

Answer 3

• 35 or older
• natural born citizen
• US resident for 14 years

Question 4

Steps to become president

Answer 4

1. Primaries and Caucuses
2. National Convention
3. General Election
4. Electoral College

Question 5

Reasons for Trump’s Victory

Answer 5

• forgotten americans
• change of party
• change of processes
• FBI investigation into Clinton
• Clinton’s unpopularity
• exploitation of voters fears

Question 6

Forgotten Americans

Answer 6

Working class conservatives whose jobs had been sent overseas and felt ignored by previous governments

Question 7

Primary

Answer 7

• party members vote for their favoured candidate

Question 8

Caucus

Answer 8

• party members undergo a series of discussions and meetings to select a candidate

Question 9

Challenges in Constructing Trump’s History

Answer 9

• vast number of sources
• Sources generated by Trump are unprecedented
• political controversies about facts
• perspective, selectivity, emphasis, omission
• commentary on a global scale

Question 10

National Convention

Answer 10

• candidate is selected for each party
• each candidate selects a VP
• campaign through the country to win voters support

Question 11

General Election

Answer 11

voters vote for a candidate, this is counted in the popular vote. When they vote they are actually voting for an elector who will vote for a candidate

Question 12

Electoral College

Answer 12

538 electors vote for a candidate and whoever gets over 270 votes wins

Question 13

Change of Party

Answer 13

• 8 years of Democrat President Obama - Clinton looked like she would continue the policies

Question 14

Change of Government processes

Answer 14

• Trump not a career politician

- trump represented a welcome disruption into the mainstream of American Politics

Question 15

FBI Investigation into Clinton

Answer 15

• A week before the election, FBI started investigating her private emails from when she was Secretary of State under Obama. She was cleared before polling day however still lost

Question 16

Clinton’s Unpopularity

Answer 16

• Not very popular among Democrats and was called “Crooked Hillary” by Republicans.