Filmmaker Alicia Sams answers your questions!
Alicia Sams
10 November 2020
We were thrilled to put your brilliant questions to Alicia Sams, a documentary filmmaker who co-directed By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (watch the trailer!)
We have also added some questions beneath each answer to challenge you to learn even more! Add your answers in the comments at the bottom.
Was it exciting to work with President Barack Obama?
active_guava, Hammond Junior School
Q: Alicia describes Joe Biden as "gregarious" - can you find out what that word means?
If Donald Trump wins the election, will he try to negotiate more time as president?
careful_science, Faringdon Community College
Q: We talk about a decision that Donald Trump might make about the Supreme Court - what decision is this? Click here to find out!
Q: Alicia says this election "could end up in the Supreme Court" like in the year 2000. Can you find out what happened then?
Do you think the electoral college system is fair?
poetic_passionfruit, Hammond Junior School
"The Senate" is one of the houses of Congress - which is a bit like our Parliament in the UK. People are elected from each state and represent that state in the Senate, where votes are held on laws. If the majority political party in the Senate is the same party as the president, it can make it easier for the president to pass laws. Alicia talks more about the Senate in the video at the very bottom!
Q: Alicia describes the electoral college system as "antiquated" - can you find out what this means?
Should the age you are allowed to vote at be lowered?
storytelling_king, Boutcher C of E Primary School
"Voter turnout" means how many people who are able to vote, do vote.
Do you think having a female president would be good for America?
buzzing_morning, Braiswick Primary School
"Bipartisan" means willing to work with the opposing political party.
Kamala Harris is Joe Biden's nomination for vice president, should he win the election. Mike Pence is Donald Trump's vice president. What can you find out about them? How important are they in the election race?
"Legislative agenda" means the laws that a person or a group want to create.
"Filibuster" means an attempt to block or delay the vote on a bill in the Senate by speaking at length and lengthening the debate so time to vote on it runs out.
Q: Alicia talks of Hilary Clinton making a speech about cracks in a glass ceiling - when did Hilary Clinton say this and what did she mean? Watch her speech here!
Comments (17)
26 Sep 2020
This was very interesting thank you!
Yes I agree
28 Sep 2020
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29 Sep 2020
I liked it very much so useful
30 Sep 2020
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30 Sep 2020
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30 Sep 2020
Thank you so much it is really really helpful
30 Sep 2020
It mad me happy 😃 thank you so so much 👍
05 Oct 2020
I have a question why does everone hate Donald Trump,why him not other people?
09 Oct 2020
Thank you Alicia for that video it was very helpful and I hope you will read my post
10 Oct 2020
Hi,
ingenious_forest here,
I was looking through BNC when I came across this article. I would like to answer the questions posted at the bottom of every video.
Question 1: Alicia describes Joe Biden as "gregarious" - can you find out what that word means?
Gregarious means liking the company of others, and being sociable.
Question 2: We talk about a decision that Donald Trump might make about the Supreme Court - what decision is this?
This decision is that the seat on the Supreme court filled by the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to be filled in by Amy Coner Barrett, a Republican Judge.
Question 3: Alicia says this election "could end up in the Supreme Court" like in the year 2000. Can you find out what happened then?
In the year 2000, there was a recount dispute in the election (this means that the candidates had such a close margin of votes between them, that the counters had to recount the votes!) this dispute was settled by the US Supreme Court.
Question 4: Alicia describes the electoral college system as "antiquated" - can you find out what this means?
Antiquated means resembling the past, and old-fashioned.
Question 5: Alicia talks of Hilary Clinton making a speech about cracks in a glass ceiling - when did Hillary Clinton say this and what did she mean?
This speech was made on the 9th of November 2016, after Hillary Clinton lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential election. What she meant by this was that Women are slowly making their way out of gender inequality and that by her being the first female candidate for the American President in modern times, they had almost destroyed the glass ceiling keeping inequality in the world.
I would also like to give another question for anyone to answer:
Why do you think Alicia Sams decided to create a film about President Barack Obama?
I know the answer to that is fairly obvious, but if you really think about it, there are so many different reasons.
Well done for answering these, ingenious_forest! Superb research has helped you problem-solve and find these answers!
16 Oct 2020
Do you think Donald trump actually had COVID or did he do it for attention
He might of faked it because it could of been seen as a way to get some sympathy or maybe more people where leaning over to that side of voting Joe Biden and he needed a way to gain over people’s votes
I am wondering that same question.
Did he just do that for attention so people can be sympathetic for him?..
Or is it actually real!! If it is real it is his fault because he never wears a mask and feeling covid will probably teach him right!
Yeah same
03 Dec 2020
That was interesting thanks. :)
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