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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,
Candy
Questions
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?
•Executive
Branch
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.
Homework: Vocabulary Review Packet
(Units 1-4)
Due next Monday!!!