Post on 02-Jan-2016
Voters Evaluating Choices
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Why do golfers carry an extra set of pants?
In case they get a hole in one!
Standard 5c
Essential Understandings: Voters evaluate information presented in political campaigns to make reasoned choices among candidates.
Essential Questions: How do citizens make informed choices in elections?
Vocabulary: fact, opinion, media, bias, propaganda,
Who must ratify
amendments to the Virginia
State Constitution?
How many times has the U.S.
Constitution been
amended?
What part of the U.S.
Constitution states the six
purpose or goals of
government?
Which purpose of
government according to the Preamble is shown in this photo?
Which early document
served as a model for the
Bill of Rights?
Which fundamental principle of government
means that people are the source of
any and all governmental
power?
What does the power of
judicial review mean
that the Supreme Court can
do?
Name one check that the
executive branch has on the legislative
branch.
Who is the head of our national
executive branch, and who is the
head of our state executive branch?
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What do we call the
powers that are set aside
for state governments?
What are some of the strategies that citizens can use for
evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for
accuracy?
Separating fact from opinion.
A fact is something that is known to have happened or something that is known to
be true.
The Constitution replaced the Articles
of Confederation.
George Washington was our first president.
We are in the month of February in the year
2015.
To become a naturalized citizen one must
demonstrate knowledge of American history.
There are 50 states in the U.S.A.
The first ten amendments are called
the Bill of Rights.
An opinion is someone’s best guess, a judgment, or simply
what you think.
Our Constitution is the best plan of government
in the world.
George Washington was a very bad
president.
February is an uncomfortably cold
month.
Naturalized citizens have too many
rights.
We should add Puerto Rico as our
51st state.
The government is not protecting the
Bill of Rights.
Detecting bias – this means to find out and think about the subject in a more objective
manner.
Evaluate sources.
Identifying propaganda (meaning to spread information to promote or hurt a
cause or a group.)
“Mitt Romney is filthy rich and is going to put heavy taxes on the middle class to pay for a very lucrative tax break for
the rich.”
“Barak Obama is a Muslim. If he wins he is going to repeal your freedom of religion, and we will all have to
become followers of Islam.”
These are examples of propaganda!
I love America and freedom!
I give thumbs up to
candidate Ken Kuccinelli for Governor of
Virginia!
I was an educator too, so as a
member of the Virginia House of Delegates, you
can trust me to do good things for
schools!
I’m just a good old
country boy at heart!
9 out of 10
dentists prefer
Colgate!
Put on page 22.
• Divide the left hand side into six squares. In the squares give and example of the following.
• Two facts.
• Two opinions.
• One example of bias.
• One example of propaganda.
• Add color and/or illustrations.
HomeworkHomework: Vocabulary Review Packet : Vocabulary Review Packet (Units 1-4)(Units 1-4)
Due next MondayDue next Monday!!!!!!