1. Voters Evaluating Choices Page 37 Why do golfers carry an extra set of pants? In case they get a hole in one!

2. 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,

3. Candy Questions

4. Who must ratify amendments to the Virginia State Constitution?

5. How many times has the U.S. Constitution been amended?

6. What part of the U.S. Constitution states the six purpose or goals of government?

7. Which purpose of government according to the Preamble is shown in this photo?

8. Which early document served as a model for the Bill of Rights?

9. Which fundamental principle of government means that people are the source of any and all governmental power?

10. What does the power of judicial review mean that the Supreme Court can do?

11. Name one check that the executive branch has on the legislative branch.

12. Who is the head of our national executive branch, and who is the head of our state executive branch? Executive BranchExecutive Branch

13. What do we call the powers that are set aside for state governments?

14. What are some of the strategies that citizens can use for evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy?

15. Separating fact from opinion.

16. 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.

17. 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 51 st state. The government is not protecting the Bill of Rights.

18. Detecting bias – this means to find out and think about the subject in a more objective manner.

19. Evaluate sources.

20. 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!

22. I love America and freedom!

23. I give thumbs up to candidate Ken Kuccinelli for Governor of Virginia!

24. 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!

25. I’m just a good old country boy at heart!

26. 9 out of 10 dentists prefer Colgate!

27. 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.

28. Homework: Vocabulary Review Packet (Units 1-4) Due next Monday!!!