Parties
What are the two main political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican Party
What is media?
Methods of communicating information, entertainment, or other messages.
What does PAC stand for?
Political Action Committee
What amendment granted the right to U.S. citizens 18 years or older to vote?
26th amendment
Is voting a basic human right?
Yes
What is a political party?
A group of people who share the same general ideology (system of ideas and beliefs).
Name three types of media.
Writing editorials, creating political cartoons, publishing opposite he editorial page (op-ed), posting on social media and blogs, and broadcasting.
What does a PAC do?
Provides money for political campaigns.
What is the 15th amendment?
The right of citizens of the U.S. to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
Name two ways you can register to vote in Virginia.
In person, by mail, or online
What are TWO examples of a third party?
The Green party, the Constitution party, the Libertarian party
What is public agenda?
Is a to-do list of issues that much of the public agrees are important.
What is a super PAC?
Organizations that can raise unlimited funds from individuals, corporations, and other groups to support or defeat a political candidate.
True
How many days is voter registration closed before elections?
22 days
What affect does the third party have on voting?
They can take votes away from the two major parties.
What is an editorial?
It is a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
What is campaign finance reform?
Raising campaign costs have led to efforts to reform campaign finance laws.
What year did the 23rd amendment allow the residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote for representatives in the electoral college?
1961
True or False: you DO NOT have to be a citizen of the U.S. to vote.
False
What is a third party?
Introduce new ideas and/or press for a particular issue, which often affects the larger parties by making them take notice and adopt these issues into their platform.
What are the strategies for evaluating media?
Reviewing campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy, separating fact from opinion, detecting bias, evaluating sources, and identifying propaganda.
True or False: the court ruling of the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruled in favor of Citizens United.
True
What is the 24th amendment?
Outlaws the use of poll taxes as a voting requirement in federal elections.
True or False: only citizens who are registered can vote.
True