Political Systems CE.5A-E

You are watching the nightly news report and the news anchor reads the following:

"Breaking news: U.S. Senator John Krasinski has been arrested for tax evasion and tax fraud."

This is an example of the news media -- 

• focusing public attention on campaign issues

• offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are shared

• holding government officials accountable to the public

• helping government officials communicate with the public

Which would best complete this web?

• Analyzing election results

• Holding debates

• Conducting voter surveys

• Detecting bias

The Democratic and Republican parties are an example of?

• campaigns

• the two-party system

• the three party system

• party platforms

Political parties distribute pamphlets and literature about their candidate in order to?

• pick a candidate

• help their candidate win

• educate the electorate about issues

• watch officeholders for mistakes

Which voting requirement is the person in the scenario MISSING?

• This person is not a citizen.

• Connie is a 16 year old attending

  DCHS. She wishes to vote in the

  local election on November 8th

  and has done extensive research

  on which candidate's platform she

  agrees with the most.

• This person is not a resident of VA

• Michael is a new teacher at HOMS.

  He recently moved from

  Pennsylvania where he was born

  and still has a Pennsylvania driver's

  license.

• This person is not old enough.

• Ty is a 25 year old enrolled in

  Norfolk State University on a

  student visa. He will return to his

  home country of Colombia in the

  spring.

The most important function of political parties is to?

• conduct public policy

• help candidates win elections

• organize debates

• hold campaign rallies

Mr. Jones wants there to be less government involvement in social issues?

• candidate

• conservative

• liberal

• volunteer

The political cartoon above best demonstrates?

• how parties find the political center

• how the parties determine their platform

• how the parties pick or nominate their candidate

• how a third party revolves around a personality

The list demonstrates which function of political parties?

• pick a candidate

• help the candidate win

• educate the electorate

• monitor actions of officeholders

What information on the picture allows you to evaluate the source?

• STEVEN JONES ACCEPTS BRIBES!

• Vote for Honesty!

• Elect John Smith

• This ad paid for by the campaign to elect John Smith