Political Systems CE.5A-E

You are watching the nightly news report and the news anchor reads the following:

"Breaking news: U.S. Senator John Krasinski has been arrested for tax evasion and tax fraud."

This is an example of the news media -- 

• focusing public attention on campaign issues

• offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are shared

• holding government officials accountable to the public

• helping government officials communicate with the public

Which would best complete this web?

• Analyzing election results

• Holding debates

• Conducting voter surveys

• Detecting bias

The Democratic and Republican parties are an example of?

• campaigns

• the two-party system

• the three party system

• party platforms

Political parties distribute pamphlets and literature about their candidate in order to?

• pick a candidate

• help their candidate win

• educate the electorate about issues

• watch officeholders for mistakes

Which voting requirement is the person in the scenario MISSING?

• This person is not old enough.

• Michael is a new teacher at HOMS.

  He recently moved from

  Pennsylvania where he was born

  and still has a Pennsylvania driver's

  license.

• This person is not a resident of VA

• Ty is a 25 year old enrolled in

  Norfolk State University on a

  student visa. He will return to his

  home country of Colombia in the

  spring.

• This person is not a citizen.

• Connie is a 16 year old attending

  DCHS. She wishes to vote in the

  local election on November 8th

  and has done extensive research

  on which candidate's platform she

  agrees with the most.

The most important function of political parties is to?

• conduct public policy

• help candidates win elections

• organize debates

• hold campaign rallies

Mr. Jones wants there to be less government involvement in social issues?

• candidate

• conservative

• liberal

• volunteer

The political cartoon above best demonstrates?

• how parties find the political center

• how the parties determine their platform

• how the parties pick or nominate their candidate

• how a third party revolves around a personality

The list demonstrates which function of political parties?

• pick a candidate

• help the candidate win

• educate the electorate

• monitor actions of officeholders

What information on the picture allows you to evaluate the source?

• STEVEN JONES ACCEPTS BRIBES!

• Vote for Honesty!

• Elect John Smith

• This ad paid for by the campaign to elect John Smith