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From Classroom Teachers | General ideas for using clips
Campaign specific
What
were some of the components of the "Contract with America"? How
important are party platforms and supplemental documents like the
GOP's 1994 "Contract with America" and the Democrats' 2004 "New
Partnership for America's Future"? Why would candidates for Congress
want to run on a national theme or agenda? How does this serve or
impede voters? Or, how might this appeal or not appeal to voters? Do
documents of this kind offer citizens political ideology or
political propaganda? Have the presidential candidates been
expressing similar themes or aligning themselves with Congressional
candidates in the 2004 race?
 Media literacy How
would you check the accuracy of Representative Walker's comments and
opinions about the GOP "Contract with America"? Would you expect
Representative Walker to be biased about the GOP's "Contract with
America"? The implication of a “contract” or a “partnership” is that
a promise has been made.
What is the role of the media in reporting progress on such
promises? How might the
legislators try to affect the way the story is told?
More ideas Which
is more powerful, the name "Contract with America" or "New
Partnership for America's Future"? Why? What images do the words
contract, partnership, and future conjure up? What comes to mind
when you hear the word America? Would either of these two titles be
as powerful without the word America in them? OR The words
“contract” and “partnership” tend to be associated with accepting
responsibility. How do
you view responsibility to be a part of the records of both
Republican and Democratic candidates? How has responsibility
become a weapon used by both parties? How has the dialog changed
the election?
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