TRUEIT U.S. GOVERNMENT

Friday, October 24, 2014

Learning Goal: Understand how political parties work.

What we are doing:Review Chapter 19 Slides ~ Mass Media Section 1 How Media Impact Government Section 2 Regulating Print & Broadcast Media Section 3 Internet & Democracy Local Angle - Where do you and your family get

your news? List the local newspapers, web sites, TV stations, & radio stations that people in your group use.

Learning Goal: Understand how political parties work.

What we are doing:Money in Politics Should there be limits to using money in

politics? Should the American people know who is

behind political advertisements? What did the Supreme Court say? What is a PAC or a Super PAC? What does it cost to run for office?

Learning Goal: Understand how political parties work.

What we are doing:Money in Politics What do you know

now? What do you need to

know to make a decision?

Learning Goal: Understand how political parties work.

What did the Supreme Court Say?http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0124.htm

Citizens United Money = Free

Speech Corporations are

People = Free to use money for Free Speech

What do you think?

Learning Goal: Understand how political parties work.

What is a PAC or Super PAC?http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/yzb7q2/colbert-super-pac---trevor-potter

http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/66y7dx/colbert-super-pac-shh----secret-second-501c4---trevor-potter

What are the limits? How do you know

who is supporting them?

Are PACs good or bad?

Learning Goal: Understand how political parties work.

Who spends the most on Political Advertising?100 Million for Super PACS http://

www.opensecrets.org/news/2014/10/dark-money-hits-100-million-with-help-from-single-candidate-groups/

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/10/19/meet-the-5-biggest-donors-to-the-obama-romney-campaigns/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/15/kochs-brothers-labor_n_4966883.html

Learning Goal: Understand how political parties work.

Reflection: Would you keep laws

that way they are or make changes? Why? Make your choice and use three reasons to support your answer.

Learning Goal: Understand how political parties work.

Homework:Study chapter 16, 17, 18 & 19 slide shows for quiz & unit test.