{"id":345139,"date":"2025-06-26T00:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T00:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/12-general-critical-thinking-questions-about-voting-and-government-teachthought\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T00:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T00:28:16","slug":"12-general-critical-thinking-questions-about-voting-and-government-teachthought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/12-general-critical-thinking-questions-about-voting-and-government-teachthought\/","title":{"rendered":"12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting And Government \u2013 TeachThought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p>            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/12-General-Critical-Thinking-Questions-About-Voting.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/12-General-Critical-Thinking-Questions-About-Voting.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/12-General-Critical-Thinking-Questions-About-Voting-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/12-General-Critical-Thinking-Questions-About-Voting-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/12-General-Critical-Thinking-Questions-About-Voting-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/12-General-Critical-Thinking-Questions-About-Voting-86x64.png 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>by <strong>Terry Heick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Note: This has been updates from a 2018 version<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just a quick post that\u2019s self-explanatory enough:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote twitter-tweet is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It\u2019s almost #ElectionDay!<\/p>\n<p>Some questions for student critical thinking: What is the relationship between voting and democracy? How does critical thinking affect the quality of a democracy? What information is essential for voters to make an informed decision about candidates? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0EODQbrLAO\">pic.twitter.com\/0EODQbrLAO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TeachThought (@TeachThought) November 5, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/critical-thinking\/6-critical-thinking-questions-situation\/\"><strong>6 Critical Thinking Questions For Any Situation<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting &amp; Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What is the relationship between voting and democracy?<\/p>\n<p>2. How does critical thinking affect the quality and function of a democracy?<\/p>\n<p>3. What information is essential for voters to make an informed decision about candidates?<\/p>\n<p>4. Who decides if a previously elected official performed well or not and how should that data be used to elect future officials? Put another way, how should past elections and performed duties affect future elections?<\/p>\n<p>5. Why does campaign spending matter? What rules should exist, if any, about the claims and accusations of political campaigns?<\/p>\n<p>6. How can social media be used\u2013and misused\u2013to clarify the quality of a candidate?<\/p>\n<p>7. What are the pros and cons of democracy? How has the age of information and social media changed democracy as it is perceived and functions?<\/p>\n<p>8. What does the current state of campaign advertising and marketing\u2013especially on social media\u2013imply about what candidates believe about voters?<\/p>\n<p>9. What are the qualities of a great leader in any political context?<\/p>\n<p>10. What role does bias\u2013and confirmation bias\u2013play in elections?<\/p>\n<p>11. What is \u2018fake news\u2019? Who decides what\u2019s \u2018fake\u2019? How does \u2018fake news\u2019 work? How does it affect democracy short and long-term?<\/p>\n<p>12. What does the past of American government say about the future of American government?<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/critical-thinking-posts\/12-general-critical-thinking-questions-about-voting-government\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] by Terry Heick Note: This has been updates from a 2018 version Just a quick post that\u2019s self-explanatory enough: It\u2019s almost #ElectionDay! 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