Latter Amendments
Media influence
Foundational documents
Checks and balances
functions
100

Gave African American men the right to vote

What is the fifteenth amendment

100

Is considered the fourth branch of government

What is the media


100

This document was ratified July 4th, of 1776

What is the declaration of independence 

100

This branch can propose laws

What is the legislative branch

100

Makes the people more connected to candidates by ensuring good performance

What is the bonding agent

200

established an order of action upon the removal or death of a president

What is the twenty fifth amendment

200

Thirty second clips from entire speeches on TV

What is sound bites

200

These rights are considered "unalienable" in the Declaration of Independence

What is life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

200

This branch can veto laws

What is the executive branch
200

The government uses this function by advertisments

What is informing and activating support

300

Granted women the right to vote

What is the nineteenth amendment

300

Focuses on which candidate is in the lead 

What is horse-race coverage

300

These rights are reserved to the people when they are unpleased with their government

What is the right to alter or abolish the government

300

This branch can deem acts of the president unconstitutional

What is the judicial branch

300

recruits candidates and garners support for them

What is the nominating function

400

Established a time and date, on January third, in which Congress will assemble

What is the twentieth amendment

400

Candidates rely on the media to persuade the people through these

What is advertisements 

400

One of the many Federalist papers written by James Madison, this paper focused on the need for checks and balances while reminding people about the importance of separation of powers

What is Federalist no. 51

400

This branch can call legislation unconstitutional

What is the judicial branch

400

Criticizes the government to keep them in line

What is the watchdog function

500

Allowed voters to cast direct votes for US senators

What is the seventeenth amendment

500

These are events staged by candidates to be covered by the news

Media events

500

An anti-federalist paper, this one argues that with the opinions of the people being different, a democracy couldn't work.

What is Brutus 1

500

These branches can undergo judicial review 

What are the executive and legislative branches

500

This function usually is based on partisanship and selected based on parties

What is the governing function