Which Political Party
These two parties are the biggest in the United States
What are the Republicans and Democrats?
What the media, newspapers, opinion pieces, youtube videos, books, pamphlets etc are called in the US Constitution
Everyone has it.
What is bias?
This statement is true or false:
Voting is a requirement of every citizen and you can go to jail if you do not vote.
What is false? Voting is a legal right but a privilege as well. We GET to vote and are encouraged to do so.
What do we have to do?
Answer a draft or jury duty if called, pay taxes and follow the law.
You have to be this old in order to vote.
What is 18 years old?
A political party writes down what they believe in this document.
What is a platform?
Guarantees the right to a free press.
What is the First Amendment?
If a journalist reports based on facts and tries to limit his biases and opinions, this is called this.
What is Fact-based Reporting
This is someone who can vote and has a stake in politics.
You have to be a citizen and a resident in order to do this.
What is vote?
This party believes in more federal control and a bigger government
Who are the Democrats?
Ideas we have before we begin.
What is bias?
If the press is not being forced, but the reporters allow their bias to influence how and what they report on this is called this.
What is Opinion-based Reporting
This is one responsibility, but not requirement, of a voter. This is also why we need journalists in order to keep up with events.
Why do we keep informed as voters?
Private people can give to campaigns. But legally there is a cap on how much you can donate to a campaign. So, they create these organizations.
What is either a PAC or a Superpac?
This party believes in limited government and decreased regulations
Who are the Republican Party?
Journalists can influence voters during campaigns by doing this.
What is tell us about the candidates?
If the government is forcing the news to say one thing, this is an example of this.
What is Propaganda?
This change to the constitution means that even if I am not native born I can become a citizen of the United States
What is the fourteenth (14th) amendment?
This term refers to a political party's nominee and anyone else running with him, like a president and his/her vice-president.
What is a ticket?
This party has a hedgehog for its mascot and is further right than the Republicans. They want almost no regulation on anything.
Who are the Libertarian Party?
A journalist finds news worthy events and then does this before he writes about it.
What is separating fact from opinion?
If the reporter is trying to change policy with their reporting, this could be an example of this.
What is "Yellow Journalism?"
Only these people can run for office.
Who is a citizen?
A president is voted for by the public and this particular selected group which represents the states.
What is the Electoral Collage?