WorksheetsGovernment Quiz 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Why was the Electoral College Created ?
Because Greek philosophers said it was the best way to run a democracy
People were not knowledgeable enough to elect a president
To give as much power to the people as possible
To elect which colleges can be created in the U.S
How do we decide how many electors each state has?
It depends on the number of people that turn up to vote in that state
It depends on the geographical size of the state
Its the same as the number of senators and representatives in the state
Its the same as the number of Governors in the state
What are some negatives of the Electoral College?
It encourages a low voter turn out
The person with the most popular votes may not win
Candidates will ignore states they know they cant win when campaigning
All the above
What is a swing state?
A state where elections swing back and forth between Republicans and Democrats
A state with hella swings
A state that politicians typically ignore when campaigning
A state with very strict voting id laws
What is actually happening when we vote for a president?
Our votes are directly counted and the person with the most votes win
Our votes are just for show and don't matter because the president has already been decided
We are actually voting for a puppet that is controlled by the illuminati
Our votes are more like suggestions for electors to make the decision for us
KSBW news runs a story about a local burglar. This is an example of news acting as a...
Watch dog
Investigator
Score keeper
a snitch
What is true about the relationship between Politics and Media?
Its pretty toxic
The internet is becoming the leading sources of political news
The internet will never be as important as TV and Print Media
Politics and Media are still separate and never interact
The role media has as a gatekeeper can be described as...
Media controls access to information and what the public should know
Media tells people who to vote for
Media stops the public from getting too much information on the government
Media has the ability to tell people what to think
Media tells people...
what to think
what to think about
Answer A
None of the above
What happens in an echo chamber
All the above
People get a balanced view of issues
People only hear or see things they disagree with
People only hear and see things they agree with
