What portion of Americans expect the 2020 Presidential elections to be disrupted by COVID-19?

1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What most surprised you about this data?

3. What question do you have about this data?

4. My Uncle Clim said that 28% of all statistics are made up on the spot and that this data was not to be trusted. Based on what you know about media and the American political system what argument would you make to Clim.

5. What is the big story this data tells?

6. What is your best explanation for that story?

7. What is one consequence of that story?

8. Is this good news?

9. Do you personally think the 2020 Presidential elections to be disrupted by COVID-19?

10. What is one Article II Constitutional power the president has regarding elections? (pro tip: this might be a trick question)

11. What is one Article I Constitutional power the Congress has regarding elections? (pro tip: this might be a trick question)

12. Explain whether the issue of elections and voting is a national or a state issue. (pro tip: this might be a trick question)

13. What does voting tell us about federalism?

14. How does party affiliation impact views on the 2020 election?

15. What does the data from the chart tell us about partisanship?

16. What is the most popular option of how to vote in case of COVID-19 disruptions*?

17. Is your right to vote protected by the U.S. Constitution?

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Contact your state governor and ask them what plans they have for the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 election. Share their response on line.