Enlightenment Thinkers & Founding Fathers
Bill of Rights
The Constitution
Elections and Voting
Critical Media Literacy
100
The Enlightenment thinkers who inspired the Founding Fathers were men mostly from this continent.
What is Europe.
100
These make up the five guaranteed rights of the first amendment.
What is freedom of speech, freedom of and from religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and freedom to petition.
100
"We the People of the United States of America" is the beginning of our Constitution. This is another name for it.
What is the Preamble?
100
This is a survey taken of voters as they leave the poll booths. Often news and media sources will conduct these to gauge public opinion on election days.
What is exit polls
100
Define Critical Media Literacy
What is examining or reading media to determine bias.
200
The Founding Fathers created these four documents.
What is the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. It is important to note that while there are over-laps with who was involved in each of these documents, different people were involved in each.
200
I really mean this when I say, "I plead the fifth!"
What is no self-incrimination or wishing to remain silent.
200
These are the three branches of government, as laid out in the articles of the Constitution.
What is executive, legislature, and judicial.
200
This is what a ballot initiative is called once it's on the ballot. The people of a state vote on these to decide if they will become a law.
What is a Proposition.
200
These are questions to can ask yourself to detect bias in a media source.
What is "Who created this piece of media?" "What was their purpose in creating this piece of media?" etc.
300
The Age of Enlightenment or Age of Reason valued what?
What is logic, science, individuality, enhancement of knowledge.
300
According to the 4th amendment, a police officer must have one of what two things to conduct a search on you?
What is probable cause and warrant.
300
This is the document that was established before the Constitution. Some of its many flaws included a weak federal government, no central currency, and no way to collect taxes.
What is the Articles of Confederation.
300
This political party is often referred to as the GOP or Grand Old Party, and is often described as conservative. Some beliefs include low taxes, little government intervention in the economy, and traditional social values.
What is the Republican Party.
300
This is the role that the news media plays in elections.
What is sway public opinion, cover debates and speeches, cover election day news, conduct and report on exit polls or opinion polls, etc.
400
Name one Enlightenment thinker.
What is variable
400
According to the 6th amendment, any person being charged with a criminal offense is guaranteed which kind of trial?
What is a trial by jury.
400
This is a topic that was glaringly absent from the Constitution, clearly skipping over the "All Men Are Created Equal" phrase found in the Declaration of Independence. By not mentioning this, a large group of people were kept as second class citizens.
What is slavery. Also acceptable: Women.
400
This political party is often represented by a donkey, and is considered liberal. This party believes in high taxes to fund government programs, high environmental regulations, and encourages change in social issues.
What is the Democratic Party.
400
Name the largest or second largest media corporation in the world.
What is 1. Disney, 2. News Corp (Fox News included)
500
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson.
500
According to the 10th amendment, who gets to decide on a law if the federal government does not have a law about it?
What is the state.
500
Describe two amendments that have been ratified that are not in the Bill of Rights.
What is variable.
500
This is the entity that truly elects the President--too bad it's not the popular vote!
What is the Electoral College.
500
Name two tactics that were used by the documentary film makers used to get their point across.
What is variable.
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