Voting
What did the fifteenth amendment do?
Gave African-Americans the right to vote
A presidential veto is an example of a check from what branch
Executive
Name two of the four ways the media impacts elections
Kingmaking
Character Assassination
Ignore
Horse-Race Coverage
What were the consequences of 1800
Peaceful Transfer of Power
This constitutional compromise involved slavery and how it would impact voting
3/5 compromise
Advise and consent is a check of what branch
Senate
What is the most powerful form of Media
Visual
Who is the only federalist president in the history of the United States
John Adams
Members of this ideology vote at extremely high rates
Conservative
What must the House of Representatives and the Senate do to pass a bill
They must pass the same version of a bill
What is Muckraking
Investigative Journalism
This president who served from 1828-1836 helped create the spoils system
Andrew Jackson
This theory of political parties does not fully apply to United States parties
Responsible Party Theory
What court case created the power of Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
What is a feeding frenzy
When the media fixates on a topic and ignores other news
The death of this president lead to the Merit System
Garfield
What did the seventeenth admendment do
Made senators directly elected by the public
How can a presidential veto be overturned
2/3 of congress vote
What are the three ways the media is powerful
1. It connects us to the Government
2. It determines what is newsworthy
3. It interprets and gives recommendations to the government
Who are the three president to be impeached
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump