2008 BM5- Presentation Skills: US Presidential Election, Part 2

BREAKING NEWS: Ending Her Bid, Clinton Backs Obama

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US Presidential Election, 2008

1. Electoral System and Polls

2. Election Blog

3. Helpful Links

4. Current Issues

4.1. Updated Electoral Map 4.2 US Foreign Policy 4.3 Health Care in the US 4.4 Issues Concerning Race in the US 4.5 US Defense Policy 4.6 Economic Policy 4.7 Science Policy 4.8 Environmental Policy

5. Media Coverage]]

5.1 US Newspapers 5.2 Newspaper Editorials 5.3 News Radio Stations 5.4 TV Stations 5.5 Podcasts 5.6 Ads 5.7 Fact Checking

6. Candidates for President and Vice-President

6.1 The Democratic Party 6.1.2 Democratic Party Candidates 6.1.2.3 Senator Barack Obama 6.1.2.4 Senator Joe Biden 6.2 The GOP 6.2.1 Republican Party Candidates 6.2.1.1 Senator John McCain 6.2.1.2 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin 6.3 Speeches 6.4 Debates and Parodies

7 Miscellaneous

7.1 Additional Political Videos 7.2 Political Satire 7.3 Movies about Elections

• Fr. 08-10 am (and Thurs. from 8-10 pm)
• A06 0-004
• Deidre Graydon

May 9th

• Election Process: Sebastian and Florian

May 16th

• Movie: Unprecedented, a documentary about the 2000 election

May 23rd

• Role of the Media: Claudia and Elke P.

May 30th

• Campaign Financing: Nathalie Phantavong and Petra Talkowski
• Economy: Malte and Lisa

June 6th

• Health Care: Daniela Ruhland and Jana Mauer
• Abortion, Gender and Gay Issues: Elke Sch. and Rabea

June 13th

• Death penalty: Anke and Henning
• Gun control: Anja and Dorothee

June 20th

• Iraq: Eike Viets and Marvin R. Straker

June 27th

• Environmental Issues: Hannah and Lucy Pforr
• Human Rights: Julia and Svenja Meyer

July 3rd

• Race: Jördis Poppe and Maria Espelage
• Conclusion- course evaluation and discussion