Mock Elections 2012
HHSA Lessons
Day 1: Quickwrite
Is it important for people in
Huntington Park to vote, why or
why not?
Question/Concept Board
As a team, write down 3 things you know
about elections to be true (concepts)
and write down 1-2 questions your team
has about elections and voting.
Once all post-its have been filled, post
them on the question/concept board.
It’s Extremely Important
for all eligible voters to
vote, but why???
Why do you vote?? Video
Mock Elections Page, HHSA
So what are we voting
for??
President and Vice President
U,S. Senator and
Representative
State Assemblyman
State and County Propositions
Focus on the Executive Office:
 Using the handout pg. 3 “President and Vice President”,
complete the flow map with details of each stage to show
how the president gets voted for.
States
Electoral
Votes
Electoral
College
 Let’s do the research, write 1-2 pages of Cornell Notes about
the candidates for president and vice-president by watching
the news, debates, or online.
Your Homework:
Watch the news, debates,
commercials, and ask people
questions to find out as much as
you can about the presidential
candidates.
Be ready to cast your vote in a
couple of weeks.
Day 2 Quickwrite: What’s a Prop??
Have you seen any commercials about the
propositions…or props??
If so, what do you remember about
them?
If not, what do you think propositions
are?
Propositions are…..
 Proposed laws presented to the public to vote on.
 A proposition passes and becomes law when it receives
more than 50 percent YES votes.
 On November 6th, California will vote on propositions 30
through 39 are “initiatives.” For an initiative:
• A YES vote means that you support the way the proposition
would change things.
• A NO vote means that you want to leave things the way they are
now.
October 30th through the 2nd….
It’s your turn to vote on the propositions
as well!!!!
So, let’s do some research and find out the
info, but also try to answer the question:
Is voting in the election important for
the people of Huntington Park?
Proposition Research Posters
 Each group must create a poster informing
the class about Props that you will vote on:
30, 31, 34, 36, 37, and 38
Poster Setup:
Proposition Number and Title:
Explanation of the Proposition (What does it say?)
Pros:
Cons
How could this affect the Huntington Park Community?
Day 3: Quickwrite
What is the most interesting
thing you have learned about
voting, so far?
Gallery Walk:
 Create a 6 box chart on your own paper titled:
Propositions
 In boxes #1-5, write down the title and at least 4
bullet points about each proposition as the
presenter explains their poster. Feel free to ask
questions to understand everything.
 After the gallery walk, in box #6, record the prop
names and what your vote will be on each one.
Day 5 0r 6: Option
Philosophical Chairs
Debate
Day 5 0r 6: Option
Create your own
Public Service
Announcement
Day 5 0r 6: Option
Create your own
proposition