Last Few Days Before the Election...How do you know who you would vote for?

Explore the following "candidate match" quizzes.  They are designed to match your opinions and ideas about the issues with a candidate's ideas about those same issues.  As you work, make a page in your notebook labeled Election 2012 and take some notes.  What issues are emerging as the most important?  What do you need to know about these issues (identify facts and details here)?  What are the candidates saying about these issues?  What policies do they support?

USA Today Candidate Match (be sure to click on the links and read what the candidates said about the issues that are most important to you.  Write down some key quotes or ideas).

VoteSmart (after doing the Presidential race,  click on the link for the Congressional Races.  Enter your zip code and see which Congressional candidate you align with).

ISideWith

SelectSmart



When finished, underneath your notes, do a response to this activity.
What do you think of your results (Note-you do not have to say what your results showed if you prefer to keep those private)?  Which issues did you value most highly and why? Are there any biases in any of these surveys? Are you surprised by your results? Why or why not?  Did your results vary from one test to the other? If so, why do you think this was so?