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The civics and history
students at CHOICE
are studying the 2016
election, and on
Tuesday and
Wednesday cast
ballots in a mock
election. But
they did their
homework first.
CHOICE
teacher Luanne
Bigbear instruct-
ed her civics stu-
denis to identify
each candidate's beliefs
on individual rights, in-
cluding abortion, women
and minorities, mar-
riage, religion, environ-
ment and voter rights;
domestic issues, includ-
ing their main ideology,
crime, guns, health care,
school vouchers, energy
and drugs; economic is-
sues, including stimulus,
taxes, immigration and
Social Security; and de-
fensive and internation-
al issues, including their
main ideology, trade,
military and America.
"They're really all
over the board who they
like, or think they like,"
she said.
On Tuesday, eight
of her students offered
their views on the presi-
dential candidates. They
also shared what traits
they believe an American
president should possess.
Fermo said be believes
the president "should
be by the people, for the
people, and I feel most of
the candidates are not.
Most are Out for their
own ambitions."
Cornwell
said she is lean-
ing toward Clin-
ton "because a
lot of her views
have changed,
and they've
changed into al-
liance (with me)
with abortion
and marriage
rights and im-
migration and the educa-
tion system."
"I liked a lot of Bernie
Sanders' traits," Corn-
well said. The Vermont
senator cares about peo-
ple, listens to youth and
"his goals are to bring
the lower and middle
class up, not making the
rich richer and the poor
poorer," she said.
Cornwell said she
was disappointed while
watching the presiden-
tial debates.
"I was upset with how
they turned out because
neither candidates were
answering questions -
it's just back and forths
and insults," she said.
Senior Alisha Ramirez
is 18, but she did not reg-
ister to vote. She also fa-
vored Sanders, and also
admires Libertarian can-
didate Gary Johnson.
"I really like him,"
she said. "He's very pro
choice on abortion, he's
about equality, he wants
to make it equal for ev-
eryone."
Ramirez said she is
many things Trump
Ramirez
Cornwell
"doesn't like": Hispanic,
gay and a woman, and
those stances offend her.
"It's crazy the things
he says and people agree
with him," she
said.
Ramirez re-
calls that the
reality TV show
host was con-
sidered a long
shot when he de-
clared his candi-
dacy 15 months
ago.
"It's no longer
laughable," she said. "It's
scary."
Clinton performed well
in the debates and "I think
she could possibly be a
good president," Ramirez
said. She said she doesn't
know much about Clin-
toffs deleted emails.
Ramirez said her sis-
ter urged her to register
in time to vote, but that
didn't happen.
"But definitely next
year -- I'll vote next
year," she said.
Senior Rian Pick-
worth said she support-
ed Sanders "because he
not only cares about the
youth of our generation,
but women and the (LG-
BTQA) community."
Pickworth said she
also supports Sanders'
stances on gun control,
free college and the
government's "war on
drugs."
"He says it's a failed
policy because it's all
over America, all over
the world," she said.
Pickworth said she
also supports Sanders'
economic and immigra-
tion positions.
"Immigrants
are the strength
of the country,"
she said.
As for the
two finalists, the
choice is "a hard
one," but proba-
bly Clinton, Pick-
worth said.
Trump
"doesn't believe in wom-
en's rights --Hillary
does," she said.
Senior Lafabiyua
Washington also said
she would have preferred
Sanders, but she sup-
ports Clinton because
she is a Democrat.
"She and Bernie are
kind of on the same
page .... She wants im-
migrants in America in-
stead of sending them
back to where they came
from," Washington said.
She said Clinton's ex-
periences as a U.S. sena-
tor and first lady also are
valuable.
As for Trump, "He
doesn't like women's
rights and I'm for wom-
en's rights," Washington
said.
Washington said she
is pro choice on abor-
tion and believes women
should continue to have
that option, especially in
cases such as rape.
The president "should
be involved with the peo-
ple, not just the senators,
and they should' care about
the people," she said.
Senior Jacaube Ott is
20 and registered to vote.
He said he plans to write
Sanders' name on his
ballot.
"Honestly, I don't sup-
port either one, Trump or
Hillary," he said.
As for Trump, "all he
wants to do is get rid of
everybody," Ott said. He
believes Clinton wants
to take away everyone's
guns.
A president "should
be honest, they should
see eye-to-eye with the
people, they should be
looking out for everybody
instead of themselves,"
Ott said.
Senior Carlos Cas-
taneda said he favors
Clinton, although he pre-
ferred Sanders and his
positive message.
"He was the real
MVP," Castaneda said.
As for Trump, "we're
not cool with him calling
us rapists," Castaneda
said of the candidate's
comments about Mexican
immigrants. He added,
"He just wants his own
way. If he's president, he
will bring us down."
The president should
be intelligent, positive
and experienced, and
knowledgeable "of why
people are proud to be
U.S. citizens," Castaneda
said.
Junior Nadine Beaver
said she doesn't know if
she would vote unless
Sanders was on the bal-
lot, "out of hate for the
other ones."
"I don't like that Hill-
cry lies a lot, or goes back
on things .... Trump is
rude to women. He's kind
of a pig," she said.
Beaver said a presi-
dent's "heart should be
in the right place instead
of just wanting money."
Bigbear said her stu-
dents noted the negative
tone in the presidential
debates.
"The kids have com-
mented on how unprofes-
sional it has been, and
I think it's a distinctive
election for that reason,"
the teacher said. She add-
ed, "It's a fun year to teach
civics because it puts a
real-life interest into it."
The students ask
Bigbear who she will
vote for, but she doesn't
tell them. Instead, she
stresses the importance
of voting.
"My duty is to get
them educated," she said.