Please answer the following questions from your textbook. These questions will be due by 10/19/2020 at the start of class.
Lesson 1 (p140) – 1,3,4, and 5
Lesson 2 (p147) – 1,4, and 5
Lesson 3 (p152) – 1,4, and 5
Lesson 4 (p159) – 1,3,4, and 5
Current Event #6
Your assignment is to complete one current event. You will select from either the House of Representatives or the Senate. Both are very mush in the news with the election right around the corner. This assignment will be due on September 5 at the end of class. No late assignments will be accepted. Also, anyone not using the correct format will lose points. I have posted a link the Current Event form, use the form.
Mass Media Reading
Please answer the following questions for the reading below. Use complete sentences and specific examples when needed. This is due on Oct 1, at the start of class.
Does Mrs. Dowd paint an accurate picture of the president?
Are her views bias? If so, does she lean to the left or to the right of the political spectrum?
Mass Media Lecture Notes
Here are the lecture notes for Media in Politics. Information from these notes can be used on quizzes, tests, and exams.
Mass Media Project
Complete the following project and send your final product to lwaddell@tempeunion.org no later than Thursday, October 1st. This will be due at the start of class.
Ch 20 Reading Questions
Here are the reading questions for chapter 20. These questions will be due on Oct 1 by the start of class.
Lesson 1: 3,4,5, and 6
Lesson 2: 3,4, and 5
Lesson 3: 1,3,4, and 5
Interest Group Project
This is a quick project to help you understand Interest Groups. You are to select four interest groups and answer the following questions: date of origin, purpose of group, number of members, member requirements, benefits offered to members. Also briefly discuss a recent press release from the group or find a recent article from a news source related to the group. Upon completion, email your findings to lwaddell@tempeunion.org
To assist in your knowledge of Interest Groups, here is a quick reading that will help.
Interest Group Reading
Please read the following article and answer the questions. Please submit your answers to lwaddell@tempeunion.org.
Interest Groups and the American Political System
1. What is the relationship between a system of government and the behavior of groups?
2. Mark Rozell and Clyde Wilcox note several factors which contribute to the important role played by interest groups in American politics. What are those factors and what is their role?
3. Discuss the single-member district system according to Rozell and Wilcox.
Polling Project
Before you get started with the project here are a few key terms that you need to know.
Benchmark Survey-A campaign poll that measures a candidate’s strength at the time of entrance into the race.
Trial Heat Survey-A campaign poll that measures the popularity of competing candidates in a particular race.
Tracking Polls-Campaign polls that measure candidates’ relative strength on a daily basis.
Push Poll-Campaign tactic that attacks an opponent while pretending to be a poll.
Exit Poll-Interviews of voters as they leave the polling place.
The Project
The first part of the project is for you to find an example of each of the polls and surveys listed above. You may only use a source one time. Example, you may not use the gallup website for more than one. Some places to look are: Gallup, New York Times, CBS News, PBS Newshour, USA Todayare just a few. There are many newspapers and other news sources that run polls. The exit poll may be from a previous presidential election.
The second part is for you to create a series of polling questions related to a school topic. Such topics may be longer lunch, later start time, etc. You will create a question for each type of poll and survey listed above.
When you have completed the project email your finished project to lwaddell@tuhsd.k12.az.us
Ch 19 Reading Questions
Here are the reading questions for Chapter 19. Please make sure you label each section and answer in complete sentences when asked. These questions are due at the start of the next scheduled class.
Lesson 1: 5, 6, and 7
Lesson 2: 1, 4, and 5
Lesson 3: 4 and 5
Lesson 4: 4, 5, 6, and 7