ASSIGNMENT | With the growing importance of television in political campaigns

Answer the following six questions, be sure you address each aspect of each question being asked for the best chance at full credit. Each of the first six questions are worth 16 points, the last question is worth four points as long as you write an answer to it.
1. With the growing importance of television in political campaigns, explain why and how candidate image is controlled and shaped to embrace television as a useful campaign tool, be sure to explain the image that candidates want to present to voters.

2. How does a bill become a law? Explain how a bill starts the process of becoming a law. Make sure you identify each stage of the process where opponents of a bill could sidetrack or kill it. Be sure to explain the role of the legislative, executive, and judicial branch in this process.

3. How has presidential power evolved over the years, has the president gained or lost power and how did they gain or lose it? What are the official roles of presidents as outlined in the constitution?

4. In American foreign policy explain what the Monroe doctrine is and how it was applied to American foreign policy and when this policy ended and why. During the years on the Monroe doctrine what were some international conflicts the U.S. fought and what ramifications did that have on the growth of the nation.

5. After WWII the U.S. adopted several policies regarding Communism.
a. Explain what Containment Theory is and what the results of that policy were.
b. Explain Domino Theory and the result of that policy.
c. Explain Détente and the results of that policy.
d. Explain how the media has evolved in politics, what was the early role of newspapers and who controlled the papers? How have radio, television, internet, and 24 hours news channels changed political coverage?
Four-point question- you will receive four points for an answer to this question.

This is additional guide to the talking point on each of the questions
Congress
a. Know the length of congressional terms
b. why they are that length
c. How are congressional members elected
d. the powers granted to congress
e. Know what gerrymandering is
f. legislative process, what referrals are
g. franking privilege
h. elastic clause
i. ways to delay legislation
j. the great compromise
Presidency
a. how a president is elected
b. powers and roles a president has
c. vice presidents role
d. executive orders
e. executive privilege
f. treaties
g. executive agreement
h. types of veto
i. Political parties/elections
a. what the two-party system is and when it started
b. know and understand the five different party systems
c. new deal coalition
d. new deal system (fifth party system)
e. what is a political party
f. how are campaigns run
g. what is the focus of a campaign
h. what role does money play
i. what is electoral strategy and how does that effect campaigns
j. what factors contribute to political advertising
k. negative campaigning
l. how do campaigns reach voters
m. Why people do and don’t vote
n. Who does and does not vote
Foreign Policy
a. Marshal plan
b. Domino theory
c. McCarthyism
d. Cold war
e. Bush doctrine
f. Powell doctrine
g. Dollar diplomacy
h. Detente
i. Monroe doctrine
j. United Nations
k. League of Nations
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SAMPLE SOLUTION

Political Science
Q1
Television plays a critical role in influencing political campaigns, as well as act as a useful campaign tool with which the candidates’ image can be controlled and shaped. To begin with, television provides candidates with a platform and an unprecedented way of speaking directly to millions of potential voters. The candidates can speak ‘face-to-face’ and, the process, sell the kind of image that is appealing, and acceptable to the masses. The image of the candidates can be controlled using visuals after a thorough rehearsal on…