International View of 2018 U.S. Election

The United States has fixed elections every two years for the entire House and one-third of the Senate, and every four years of the presidency. During this first midterm election of the Trump presidency, Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives while Republicans retained control of the Senate.

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Links

“Midterm elections: How the rest of the world saw it”
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46127368

“U.S. elections: Democrats win House, Republicans hold Senate”
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/us-elections-democrats-win-house-republicans-hold-senate-1.3689254

“Threats, bipartisanship, and a CNN spat: Trump reacts to midterms”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/trump-lauds-historic-republican-gains-volatile-speech-181107181758813.html

“What path lies ahead for the U.S. after the midterms?”
https://www.euronews.com/2018/11/07/what-path-lies-ahead-for-the-us-after-the-midterms

“Trump calls midterm elections ‘tremendous success’”
hhttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/trump-calls-midterm-elections-tremendous-success/articleshow/66533106.cms

“Europeans are obsessed with the U.S. midterms”
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/11/europeans-midterm-elections/575029/

“Thank you Donald Trump for giving us the year of the woman”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/07/trump-year-of-the-woman-thanks-record-breaking-candidates

“Russian legislators are in the U.S. to monitor the midterm elections”
https://qz.com/1450160/russian-legislators-are-in-the-us-to-monitor-the-midterm-elections/

“Donald Trump likely to be vindicated by midterm results”
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/donald-trump-likely-to-be-vindicated-by-midterm-results-1.3689272

“US mid-terms latest: Five key things we learned”
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46102723

Assessment

• Writing: What did you find most fascinating about the 2018 U.S. election results?
• Debate: Split-party control of the U.S. government will not impact U.S. foreign policy.
• Poll: Do you believe split-party control of the U.S. federal government will force the Trump administration to moderate some of its foreign policy?
• Short Answer: How might world financial markets respond to the U.S. midterm election?

Current events quiz:

1) In the state of Colorado, ________ was elected governor, becoming the first _______ governor in the country.

a. Ayanna Pressley; African American female
b. Jared Polis; openly gay male
c. Sharice Davids; Native American female
d. Rashida Tlaib; Muslim female

2) As a result of the election, the ________ have a majority in the House and the ________ have a majority in the Senate.

a. Democrats; Democrats
b. Democrats; Republicans
c. Republicans; Republicans
d. Republicans; Democrats

3)When is the next midterm election in the United States?

a. 2020
b. 2022
c. 2024
d. 2026

4) The number of women elected into office set a record during this election. (T/F)

5) All senators were up for re-election during the midterms. (T/F)

6) Internationally, President Trump is widely praised and respected. (T/F)

Answers:

1) B

2) B

3) B

4) T

5) F

6) F

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