Foreign Policy
Political Parties
Political Cartoons
Polls
Social Media and Wikipedia
100

This is also called foreign relations or foreign affairs and consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the government to safeguard their national interests and achieve goals within their international relations.

foreign policy

100

In the US we like to see ourselves as a ______________ party system, when in reality we are a _____________ party system.

multi;two

100

An editorial that gives an artists opinion on a current issue

political cartoon

100

Are all polls and pollsters trustworthy?

NO.

100

a digital tool that allows users to quickly create and share content with the public. 

social media

200

a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries - strict non-involvement

isolationism

200

a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public

platform

200

Why do we study political cartoons?

-to see how people are influenced 

-to analyze what we see in the media

-etc.

200

this is the population chosen for a survey

sample size

200

a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world

Wikipedia

300

a security arrangement in which each state in the system accepts that the security of one is the concern of all, and therefore commits to a collective response to threats to, and breaches to peace - working with other countries to influence world affairs

collective security

300

a certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.

ideology

300

cartoonists use these to persuade their audience to agree with their message

strategies

300

a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in the results of a survey

margin of error

300

Social media promotes __________________ over ___________________.

engagement; truthfulness 

400

a political principle that advocates greater political or economic cooperation among nations and people - intervening in other countries affairs to promote national interests.

internationalism

400

an organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and who field candidates for elections, in an attempt to get them elected and thereby implement their agenda

political party

400

What would Uncle Sam be a symbol for in a political cartoon?

America

400

If you got a low percentage of this, like 25%, you would not get the same results.

confidence level

400

If we ensure that the stories we read and share are accurate we are evaluating ________________.

claims

500

extending power by acquiring territory around the globe

imperialism

500

the term often given to the components of the political platform – the opinions and viewpoints about individual topics, as held by a party, person, or organization

plank

500

Picture a frying pan over a stove (with flames) with the globe sitting inside the frying pan. What would this represent? How would the artist feel about this?

global warming

negatively

500

What are two things you would look at with methodology of poll giving?

1. How the poll was conducted

2. Was the poll given by experienced or inexperienced poll workers

500

On Wikipedia, can pages include original research? Why or why not.

NO.