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Ten Questions: Raising awareness about Darfur, Debating the Electoral College

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(CNN STUDENT NEWS) -- April 11, 2007

Answer the following questions about today's featured news stories. Write your answers in the space provided.

1. Where is Darfur? What kind of crisis is occurring there?

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2. What service is Google offering in partnership with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum?

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3. According to the segment, why is Google offering this service?

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4. According to Darfur refugees, what is "the only way to end their tragedy"? Do you think the international community should respond to the situation in Darfur? If so, how? If not, why not?

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5. What is the Electoral College? According to the report, what state just passed a law aimed at "dropping out" of the Electoral College?

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6. When would Maryland's law go into effect? According to political experts, what are the political pros and cons of this law?

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7. According to constitutional scholar Thomas Mann, if adopted nationwide, how might this new law impact voters and presidential campaigns?

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8. What do you think is the best way to elect a president: the Electoral College, the popular vote or a different system?

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9. According to the video, what must a French politician do in order to be "presidential timber"? How many books have the five leading French presidential candidates published to date?

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10. Do you believe what you read or hear about presidential candidates? How do you think voters should get information about presidential candidates?

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