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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2004
Page
12
The Newspapers in Education program aims to foster literacy and civic responsibility in children and young adults by integrating newspapers into regular classroom curricula.
A recap of the first 2004 presidential debate on foreign policy and local residents’ reactions. The piece notes that the president’s role shapes global policy and asks readers to summarize each candidate’s foreign policy views and pose two questions for them. It cites Declare Yourself and seeks voter guidance ahead of the November 2 election.
Voters ask Senator Kerry where he and President Bush differ on priorities and personal impact. The dialogue explores how issues like economy security and healthcare could affect citizens and what changes each would pursue if elected.
The vice president could differ ideologically from the president creating a divided executive. Second place ties or disputes produced confusion in succession and cabinet loyalties. Slates or party rules were lacking, leading to campaigning that split parties and undermined stable governance. The Electors later aligned the ticket to avoid rival candidates and ensure joint policy direction.
Since Washington's era the United States has two main parties the Federalists later Anti Federalists and the modern Democratic and Republican parties. In 2004 the Democrats nominated John Kerry and John Edwards in Boston while Republicans in New York City confirmed George W Bush and Dick Cheney for president and vice president.
A compact survey prompt asks students to present brief opinions on four school policy issues. It covers adding recess across all grades, reducing homework during the week and removing it on weekends, extending summer and holiday breaks, and listing a slate of candidates from one party for an election. The task invites class discussion on pros and cons of each issue.
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