Elections and Voting
The two main political parties in the United States
Who are the democrats and republicans?
The only office that uses the electoral college
What is the presidency?
The most common and important ways citizens influence the government
What is voting?
One-sided perspective
What is bias?
True
The three main requirements for voting in the United States
What is be at least 18 years old, be a U.S. citizen, and be registered in your state?
The people who actually vote to elect the president
Who is electors/electoral college?
Method by which information is communicated with the public
What is the media?
Something that represents something else
What is symbolism?
False
What a person running for office is called
What is a Candidate?
Daily Double: Number of electoral college votes needed to win the whitehouse
True
Daily Double: 270
This role of the media keeps a close eye on government activities and alerts the public
What is acting as a watchdog?
Type of media used to influence who someone feels about something
What is propaganda?
A way citizens can influence the government
Acceptable answers: What is voting, attending civic meeting, protesting, petitioning, running for office, or donating to campaigns
The level of government we have elections for office (HINT: it is more than 1)
Daily Double: Name an office someone can run for at any level of government
What is all of them!
Acceptable answers: mayor, city council, governor, state legislature, congress, president
The reason it is hard to get rid of the electoral college
What is it is written in the U.S. Constitution?
A person who's job is to contact lawmakers and influence policy
Who is a lobbyist?
The American flag example of what
What is a symbol? (Represents the country of USA)
True or False: It is the responsibility of the people to stay educated and informed about that the government is doing
True
A type of election that occurs BEFORE the larger general election to narrow down to two candidates
What is a primary election?
The amendment that establishes the electoral college
What is the 12th amendment?
A political organization established by a private groups to support candidates and donate money
What is a political action committee (PACs)?
Uncle Sam during the Vietnam War is an example of what
What is propaganda?
The last president to win the presidency but lose the the popular vote
Who is President Donald Trump?