LO 4.B.1: Explain the media’s role in providing citizens with political information.
The media's role in providing citizens with political information is that they provide the citizens with information that benefits their own party. Although they aren't directly connected with a certain political party, the information that they do give out is majorly biased.
LO 4.B.2: Analyze the development, implications, and consequences of increasingly diverse numbers of media and political communication outlets.
The development of social media is one of the greatest ways that politicians can get to their people but it is also something that can get them in trouble and possible too out in the open.
LO 4.C.1: Explain the functions and impact of political parties with regard to the electorate and the government.
Political parties function as sides to political issues. They also narrow the politician pool to two.
LO 4.C.2: Analyze why political parties change and adapt to political realities.
Political parties have to adapt to political realities because if they don't then they won't get anything done in the government. The parties can't always get exactly what they want done, but through amendments a compromise can be made.
LO 4.C.3: Explain structural barriers to third party and independent candidate success.
The success for these candidates is minimum because of the favoritism of the other two parties. The only thing that third parties can do is take votes from either the Republican or Democrats.
LO 4.C.4: Analyze the benefits and potential problems of interest group influence on elections and policy making.
Interest groups can help raise money for a candidates campaign but they expect help in return. If the candidate is of weak party loyalty then the interest groups can become really involved in policy making.
LO 4.C.5: Analyze the reasons for and impact of social movements and protest politics.
Social movements arise when the people are unhappy of the way that they are being represented. This is when candidates and political parties need to adapt because if they don't then they are going to lose seats in congress.
LO 4.C.6: Assess the impact of elections, public opinion, interest groups, and political parties on policy outcomes.
Elections are funded by promises that candidates make from listening to public opinion through interest groups. Political parties are what restrain the candidates from keeping true to their promises on making policy actions that would benefit the interest groups that held fund their campaign.
LO 4.E.2: Explain changes in the structure and function of election campaigns since 1972.
The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of 1972 required candidates to disclose sources of campaign contributions and campaign expenditures. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002, also known as "McCain-Feingold", after its sponsors, is the most recent major federal law on campaign finance, which revised some of the legal limits on expenditures set in 1924, and prohibited unregulated contributions (commonly referred to as "soft money") to national political parties.
LO 4.E.3: Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of candidate-centered campaigns in the 21st century.
Candidate centered campaigns allow for the issues at hand to be overlooked. Instead of focusing on the issues, the people focus on how the candidate acts and if he "seems fit." The problem with this is that the people may choose the wrong candidate because of the simple fact that they overlooked how the candidate would resolve the issues.
LO 4.E.4: Analyze the relative importance of money and democratic principles in elections.
Campaigns cannot happen without sufficient funds. But funds cannot be raised illegally, this is where democratic principles kick in because without these democratic principles. The democratic principles are stated in Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that elections must be periodic, genuine, organized according to universal suffrage, and by secret ballot.
LO 4.E.5: Analyze whether the Electoral College facilitates or impedes democracy.
The media's role in providing citizens with political information is that they provide the citizens with information that benefits their own party. Although they aren't directly connected with a certain political party, the information that they do give out is majorly biased.
LO 4.B.2: Analyze the development, implications, and consequences of increasingly diverse numbers of media and political communication outlets.
The development of social media is one of the greatest ways that politicians can get to their people but it is also something that can get them in trouble and possible too out in the open.
LO 4.C.1: Explain the functions and impact of political parties with regard to the electorate and the government.
Political parties function as sides to political issues. They also narrow the politician pool to two.
LO 4.C.2: Analyze why political parties change and adapt to political realities.
Political parties have to adapt to political realities because if they don't then they won't get anything done in the government. The parties can't always get exactly what they want done, but through amendments a compromise can be made.
LO 4.C.3: Explain structural barriers to third party and independent candidate success.
The success for these candidates is minimum because of the favoritism of the other two parties. The only thing that third parties can do is take votes from either the Republican or Democrats.
LO 4.C.4: Analyze the benefits and potential problems of interest group influence on elections and policy making.
Interest groups can help raise money for a candidates campaign but they expect help in return. If the candidate is of weak party loyalty then the interest groups can become really involved in policy making.
LO 4.C.5: Analyze the reasons for and impact of social movements and protest politics.
Social movements arise when the people are unhappy of the way that they are being represented. This is when candidates and political parties need to adapt because if they don't then they are going to lose seats in congress.
LO 4.C.6: Assess the impact of elections, public opinion, interest groups, and political parties on policy outcomes.
Elections are funded by promises that candidates make from listening to public opinion through interest groups. Political parties are what restrain the candidates from keeping true to their promises on making policy actions that would benefit the interest groups that held fund their campaign.
LO 4.E.2: Explain changes in the structure and function of election campaigns since 1972.
The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) of 1972 required candidates to disclose sources of campaign contributions and campaign expenditures. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002, also known as "McCain-Feingold", after its sponsors, is the most recent major federal law on campaign finance, which revised some of the legal limits on expenditures set in 1924, and prohibited unregulated contributions (commonly referred to as "soft money") to national political parties.
LO 4.E.3: Evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of candidate-centered campaigns in the 21st century.
Candidate centered campaigns allow for the issues at hand to be overlooked. Instead of focusing on the issues, the people focus on how the candidate acts and if he "seems fit." The problem with this is that the people may choose the wrong candidate because of the simple fact that they overlooked how the candidate would resolve the issues.
LO 4.E.4: Analyze the relative importance of money and democratic principles in elections.
Campaigns cannot happen without sufficient funds. But funds cannot be raised illegally, this is where democratic principles kick in because without these democratic principles. The democratic principles are stated in Article 21 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that elections must be periodic, genuine, organized according to universal suffrage, and by secret ballot.
LO 4.E.5: Analyze whether the Electoral College facilitates or impedes democracy.
- Electoral colleges modify democracy and facilitates it at the same time because it replaces direct democracy which would be close to impossible in country with such a large population.