Political Process Vocab Review

Directions: Read the following passage, choose the correct vocabulary term that best fits in the blank spaces. Our presidential election has started between our two political parties, the Republicans and the Democrats. The Republican Party with their conservative viewpoints hopes to keep America the way it is, or simply, "make America great again...again" with Donald Trump as their president. The Democratic Party, with their liberal viewpoints, hopes to bring a change to the current status in America led by Joe Biden. Both members have been on the campaign trail attending rallies, giving speeches, town hall meetings, debates, etc. Political Action Committees have been raising money for these campaigns in order to buy air time for commercials. and sometimes, it can get real mean with attack ads. The key to winning the election is to get the voters who are often in the middle of the political spectrum, the moderates. If most Americans are usually moderates, how do you vote without bias and choose the right candidate through proper research?1. As an informed citizen, it is important to identify propaganda techniques and try not to be tricked into false statements.2. Research the party platform, where it will tell you all you need to know about that party's beliefs and positions on specific issues.3. No matter what, exercise your right and vote!