Political Parties
Random
Interest Groups
Other
Media in Politics
100
List the 2 main political parties we have in the United States.
Democrat & Republican
100
A state used as a popular meme in the earlier 2020's. Often refereeing to something that is bad or mid.
Ohio
100
Interest groups can provide political candidates. True or false?
False
100
How old must you be in order to vote?
18
100
What's the main way people get access to political information?
Internet/social media
200
people choose representatives who do the will of the people
Republic
200
A Greek letter that refers to something as being good or cool
Sigma
200
attempt to persuade/influence lawmakers to act for, or against, a specific topic
Lobbying
200
a system adopted by the states that requires voters to register well in advance of the election day
Voter Registration
200
Short clips of a political speech lasting 15 seconds or less. Sound _____
Sound Bite
300
an individual’s coherent set of values and beliefs that shape a person’s views about the purpose and scope of government and politics
Political Ideologies
300
Chase
300
A group with a common interest that seeks to influence government/public policy
Interest Group
300
the belief the in order to support democratic government, a citizen should always vote
Civic Duty
300
News that, if gone unchecked, can be harmful to public opinion & falsly inform the public.
Fake News
400
groups of people who get together to win elections, influence government & influence laws and policy
Political party
400
Muffin
400
when an interest group wants to get government action on one overriding issue. It is known as a...
Single-Issue Interest group
400
Name a 3rd party
Libertarian, Green, Light, Communist, Pirate, Etc..
400
highlighting news stories that match the agenda of one side while ignoring stories that match the agenda of the “other side”
Bias by Story Selection
500
people are the source of power of government
Popular Sovereignty
500
Mr. May played 2 sports in High School... what were they?
Soccer & Track
500
interest groups endorse a candidate who supports their interests and work to get that candidate elected
Electioneering
500
Name 1 of the 3rd party political candidates we have talked about in this class
Ralph Nader, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Rob Perot
500
leaving one side out of an article, or a series of articles over a period of time
Bias by Omission