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= Unit Two: Politics and Elections = //Common Writing Assessment: Reflective Paper//

Essential Questions
__**Chapter 5**__
 * 1) What are political parties, and how do they function in our two-party system?
 * 2) How has the two-party system affected the history of American government?
 * 3) What role have minor parties played in American politics?
 * 4) How are political parties organized at the federal, State, and local levels?


 * __Chapter 6__**
 * 1) How have voting rights changed over the course of American history?
 * 2) What are the qualifications for voting, and how have they changed over time?
 * 3) How did the US fulfill the promise of the 15th Amendment?
 * 4) What factors influence voter behavior?


 * __Chapter 7__**
 * 1) What methods are used to choose candidates for public office?
 * 2) How are elections conducted in the United States?
 * 3) What role does money play in electoral politics?

__**Chapter 8**__
 * 1) What is public opinion, and what factors help to shape it?
 * 2) How is public opinion measured and used?
 * 3) How has the development of different media helped inform the public about politics

__**Chapter 9**__
 * 1) What roles do interest groups play in our political system
 * 2) What are the different types of interest groups at work in American society
 * 3) In what ways do interest groups attempt to influence government and public opinion?

Unit Two Media
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Unit Two Exam Review
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Unit Two Vocabulary Terms

 * ** Chapter 5 ** || ** Political Parties ** ||
 * || political party ||
 * || Ideology ||
 * || political spectrum ||
 * || platform ||
 * || partisanship ||
 * || bipartisan ||
 * || consensus ||
 * || coalition ||
 * || one-party system ||
 * || two-party system ||
 * || multiparty system ||
 * || proportional representation ||
 * || incumbent ||
 * || precinct ||
 * || Big Tent Philosophy ||
 * ** Chapter 6 ** || ** Voters and Voter Behavior ** ||
 * || suffrage ||
 * || electorate ||
 * || disenfranchised ||
 * || poll tax ||
 * || grandfather clause ||
 * || registration ||
 * || gerrymandering ||
 * || off-year election ||
 * || political efficacy ||
 * || gender gap ||
 * || party identification ||
 * || straight-line ticket voting ||
 * || split-ticket voting ||
 * || independent ||
 * || absentee ballot ||
 * ** Chapter 7 ** || ** The Electoral Process ** ||
 * || nomination ||
 * || general election ||
 * || balancing the ticket ||
 * || caucus ||
 * || closed primary ||
 * || open primary ||
 * || Super Tuesday ||
 * || national convention ||
 * || ballot ||
 * || absentee voting ||
 * || coattail effect ||
 * || precinct ||
 * || political action committee (PAC) ||
 * || Super PAC ||
 * || subsidy ||
 * || hard money ||
 * || soft money ||
 * || Federal Election Commission (FEC) ||
 * ** Chapter 8 ** || ** Mass Media and Public Opinion ** ||
 * || public opinion ||
 * || mass media ||
 * || propaganda ||
 * || interest group ||
 * || public opinion poll ||
 * || sample ||
 * || margin of error (MoE) ||
 * ** Chapter 9 ** || ** Interest Groups ** ||
 * || interest group ||
 * || public policy ||
 * || labor union ||
 * || lobbying ||
 * || lobbyists ||
 * || grass-roots ||