The mass media plays an important role informing the majority of the public of political issues as well as government. Starting with radio then moving on to television allowed campaigners and news to be broadcast to large masses of people. I think for the most part it does perform its role properly, though in some cases they tend to be a little too aggressive. Overall, the reporting of the presidential election covered what it needed …showed first 75 words of 1265 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1265 total…congress, and the publicity that he has gained for from being in congress for reelection. The 15th Amendment forbade states from denying the right to vote because of race or color. The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. Also, congress granted Native Americans citizenship and voting rights. The voting rights act removed restrictions that kept any blacks from voting. And finally the 26th amendment extended the vote of citizens to age eighteen and