Social media

Go to Mitt Romney's Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/mittromney What on the page do you think appeals to people in your demographic (18-29 year olds)? What do you think could be more appealing?

Advertisement

Answer these questions about the ad:

1. What type of ad is this?
2. What does it tell you about the race that this type of ad is run at this time?
3. Do you believe this ad is effective (take whatever partisan blinders you have off for the most part)? Why or why not?

Conservative versus Liberal Media Bias

http://youtu.be/Xld9Kd7rjsg

You DON'T have to watch the entire video above. Watch about ten minutes, and evaluate the arguments made by each speaker about the existence of conservative or liberal media bias.

Political Compass

Take the quiz at http://www.politicalcompass.org/

Report your results. What does this tell you about your own political ideology? Was there anything surprising to you? Do you agree or disagree with this assessment?

Political Images

Watch this video:



Answer the following questions (250 words):

1. How does Obama try to create homophily in this video?
2. What personal images is Obama trying to create?
3. Are videos like this helpful or hurtful to the political process?

Iowa and New Hampshire?

Watch this video:



Simple question- Do you agree or disagree? Write approximately 250 words defending your position.

Mitt v Newt

Watch the first 2:23 of this video, and then answer these questions in about 250 words:

- Who won the exchange in your opinion?
- Is this type of exchange good or bad for American politics? Explain why...