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Who votes for leaders of our country?

Citizens / people

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How old do you have to be to vote for the President?

18

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Someone running for reelection is called

An Incumbent 

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Who are the current running candidates for president?

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

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Where does the President live?

The White House

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Who is our commander and chief?

The President

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What ar4e the two main political parties in the United States?

Republican and Democrat

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The policy of a political party is called a

Platform

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How many electoral votes does a candidate need to become president?

270

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How many senators does each state get?

2 senators 

Equal representation

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What are our three branches of government?

Judicial, Executive, Legislative

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Why do candidates travel?

To campaign 
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What is Media bias?

Multiple answers will be accepted

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What is "Media Bias"?

The tendency of news media to report in a way that reinforces a viewpoint, worldview, preference, political ideology, corporate or financial interests, moral framework, or policy inclination, instead of reporting in an objective way (simply describing the facts). A media outlet may reveal bias in how it reports specific news stories or which stories they choose to cover, ie., deem more important than others to cover or emphasize.

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What makes up Congress?

The Senate and the House of Representatives

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What is our countries capital?

Washington D.C.

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Where do citizens vote?

Their town (The Polls, mail in ballot)
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An organized group of people with common opinions and purposes is called

Political Parties

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What kinds of Media Bias are there?

  1. Spin 

  2. Unsubstantiated Claims- 

  3. Opinion Statements Presented as Facts - 

  4. Sensationalism/Emotionalism- 

  5. Mudslinging/Ad Hominem- 

  6. Mind Reading - 

  7. Slant- 

  8. Flawed Logic

  9. Bias by Omission - 

  10. Omission of Source Attribution- 

  11. Bias by Story Choice and Placement- 

  12. Subjective Qualifying Adjectives - 

  13. Word Choice, 

  14. Negativity Bias 

  15. Photo Bias, 

  16. Elite v. Populist Bias

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What political party has the donkey as their symbol?

Democrat

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What is the highest court in our country?

The Supreme Court

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A person running for office in an election is called?


Candidates

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Voters select which candidate they want for their party are called 

Primaries 

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How do U.S. citizens participate in government?

Joining a group or organization 

being a political participant

Serving your country

Voting

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What political party has the symbol of an elephant?

Republican