Social Studies Lab

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Frenemies

What portion of Clinton supporters have "a lot of close friends" who support Trump?

PEW RESEARCH CENTER

  1. How accurate was your prediction?

  2. How surprising is this information?

  3. What is the big story this chart tells?

  4. Why do you think it is this way?

  5. What is a consequence of this?

  6. Is this good news?

  7. Why do you think the US electorate is so divided?

  8. How do you think this information has changed over the years?


Learning Extension

Read the entire Pew study of friendships and the 2016 election.


Action Extension

Poll your friends and find out how many of them disagree with you about which presidential candidate to support. Find a person who disagrees with you and have a civilized conversation about this year's presidential election.