Moderators for Presidential Debates
The co-chairs of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) spoke about the process for selecting presidential debate moderators and the history behind that process and the Commission. They also talked about the role that moderators serve in these debates.
Description
The co-chairs of the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) spoke about the process for selecting presidential debate moderators and the history behind that process and the Commission. They also talked about the role that moderators serve in these debates.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Why was the Commission on Presidential Debates created?
- Why aren’t moderators chosen by the candidates?
- How is the role of a moderator different than a candidate doing an interview?
- Why does the Commission only use one moderator for each debate?
- How does the moderator use questions to structure each debate?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Commission On Presidential Debates
- Diatribe
- Facilitate
- Interview
- Journalist
- Moderator
- Veto