Intro to Current Events

What do you wish to get out of this class?

How many Democratic Presidential Candidates are in the race for the Presidency?

What type of government does the United States have?

Where do your political allegiances lie?

Do you believe in actual "Fake News" or "Yellow Journalism"? (news that is meant to mislead the public politically)

The President and 1/3 of Congress are up for reelection this year.

How many U.S. Presidents have been kicked out of office?

In which country did the recent embassy attack take place?

When is Election Day this year?

How many continents are there?

Militants from what country attacked a U.S. Embassy last week?

How many states are in the U.S.?

What type of media do you mostly get your news from?

How many countries are in the World?

What class are you?

How many U.S. Presidents have been impeached?

Bias is defined as: "prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another".

Which U.S. State has the most votes in the Electoral College?

Which continent is the "Middle East" in?

How long has the United States been fighting the "War on Terror"?