Media
A media source that shows preference for one side is doing this.
What is bias?
The main difference in the beliefs of the earliest political parties was this
What is power of government?
Citizens show the government their consent by doing this
What is voting
The number of electoral votes a state gets depends on this thing only
What is population?
This is the media’s main role in elections.
What is presenting information about candidates and issues?
Primary parties in the US
What are the Democrats and Republicans?
This happens when the president rejects a law.
What is a veto?
This branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws.
“What is the judicial branch?”
Campaign slogans, political ads, endorsing canidates are all types of this
What is propaganda?
The main function of political parties is
expressing views and sharing similar beliefs/values
This is the best way to influence your town mayor.
What is writing a letter or sending an email?
When no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote, the election is decided by the
What is the House of Representatives?
"Yes We Can" and "Make America Great Again" are two styles of this kind of propaganda
These groups attempt to influence government.
What are interest groups and activist organizations?
This determines who will be the next president.
What are the primary elections and Electoral College?
This change ensures that presidents and vice presidents are now elected together.
What is the 12th Amendment?
This ensures the government is not the primary information source.
What is freedom of the press?
The main purpose of this group is to influence the government.
What are lobbyists and interest groups?
This is what it's called when the citizens vote for the president. _____________ elections.
What are the primary elections?
This document is the supreme law of the United States.
“What is the Constitution?”