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Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Media sources of our news and information about current events.
watchdog someone who stands guard and sounds an alert if something is wrong.
expose story designed to expose wrong doing
unbiased not favoring any veiw
soundbite something said in 15 seconds or less
gatekeeper one who stands guard at a gate and decides who gets to pass through.
medium a method of communicating information, entertainment, and other messages.
mass media methods of communicating with large numbers of people.
commercial word that means for profit.
biased favoring one view over another.
political parties an organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government.
write-in-candidates a candidate whose name a voter must hand write on the ballet
public policy the stand the government takes about how issues should be handle
minority party political party that doesn't have a majority of the elected members
third party a political party other than republican or democrat
platform set of statements describing a parties views on major issues
political views a person's ideas how government should run and how issues should be solved.
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