Transcript of BELL WORK DAY ONE Which is a requirement for a person to become a naturalized U.S. citizen? A....
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- BELL WORK DAY ONE Which is a requirement for a person to become
a naturalized U.S. citizen? A. passing a U.S. history and
government exam B. working in the U.S. for at least five years C.
being born to American parents D. serving in the U.S. military
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- U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES Stambaugh middle civics
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- GUIDING QUESTION & STANDARD What are the American political
parties and how do they shape our government? SS.7.C.2.8: Identify
Americas current political parties, and illustrate their ideas
about government.
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- VOCABULARY Political party: an organized group of people with
at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to
influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public
office. Political system: a system of politics and government.
Party platform: A list of the principles which a political party
supports. Bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person,
or group compared with another.
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- COMPLETE Complete the following: the brain pop worksheet.brain
pop political party survey. Party platform worksheet.
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- DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Healthcare: Expand coverage and cut
healthcare costs (i.e., support Obamacare). Gun control: ban all
assault weapons. Environment: healthy environment more important
than healthy economy. Taxes: Cut taxes for middle class, not the
wealthy. Business regulation: (A) Tax credits for small business.
(B) stop bailing out large corporations in debt.
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- REPUBLICAN PLATFORM Healthcare: Anti-universal healthcare Gun
control: very little gun control laws Environment: strong
environmental laws harm the economy Taxes: cutting taxes for
everyone helps economy Business regulation: corporate taxes do not
help job creation.
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- TICKET OUT THE DOOR What political party do you most identify
with? Does this surprise you?
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- BELL WORK DAY TWO
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- GUIDING QUESTION & STANDARD What are the American political
parties and how do they shape our government? SS.7.C.2.8: Identify
Americas current political parties, and illustrate their ideas
about government.
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- VOCABULARY Candidate: a person who applies for a job or is
nominated for election. Government: the governing body of a nation,
state, or community. Society: people living together in a more or
less ordered community. Third party: a person or group besides the
two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute.
Bipartisan: the agreement or cooperation of two political parties
that usually oppose each other's policies.
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- STOP. THINK. WRITE. 1.In what ways are political parties
helpful? 2.In what ways might they be problematic?
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- WHAT DO THESE SYMBOLS REPRESENT?
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- DEMOCRAT THE DONKEY Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was
the first Democrat ever to be associated with the donkey symbol.
His opponents during the election of 1828 tried to label him a
"jackass" for his stubborn populist beliefs (which represented the
common people especially farmers) and slogan, "Let the people
rule." Jackson was entertained by the notion and ended up using it
to his advantage on his campaign posters. But cartoonist Thomas
Nast is credited with making the donkey the recognized symbol of
the Democratic Party. It first appeared in a cartoon in Harper's
Weekly in 1870, and was supposed to represent an anti-Civil War
faction (group). But the public was immediately taken by it and by
1880 it had already become the unofficial symbol of the party.
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- REPUBLICAN THE ELEPHANT Political cartoonist Thomas Nast was
also responsible for the Republican Party elephant. In a cartoon
that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, Nast drew a donkey
clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo.
One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled "The Republican
Vote." That's all it took for the elephant to become associated
with the Republican Party.
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- HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES Federalists and Anti-Federalists
were the first political parties Federalists soon faded under
opposition by the Democratic- Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson
The first issues they disagreed on was the power of the national
government. Democratic-Republicans would soon become the modern day
Democratic party with opposition from the newly formed Whig
party.
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- HISTORY CONT. Our current system emerged in 1854 when the
Republican Party, or Grand Old Party was born. Republicans were
initially formed to fight slavery (Lincoln was a Republican), and
they largely had the support of a majority of minorities. Since
roosevelt and the Great Depression, along with Johnsons Great
Society and civil rights, many minorities and advocates for
minority rights are largely Democrats.
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- TWO PARTY SYSTEM A two-party system is a system where two major
political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every
level of government. As a result, all or nearly all elected offices
are members of one of the two major parties. Typically, one of the
two parties holds a majority in the legislature -the majority party
- while the other is the minority party.
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- STOP. THINK. WRITE 1.What do you think the benefits of having a
two-party system are? 2.What are problems associated with a two
party system?
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- TWO PARTY SYSTEM Supporters note that a two party system limits
the choices of candidates, keeping the process from being a free
for all. Defined platforms and clearly defined opposition helps
voters align themselves with a candidate. Individuals have the
chance to get involved with a cause that they agree with or believe
in by identifying with one of the parties.
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- INDEPENDENTS An independent or non-party politician is an
individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may
agree with pieces of each major party, have more extreme ideals
than either party, or focus on issues not being addressed by the
other parties. Other independent politicians are associated with a
political party and may be former members of it, but choose not to
stand under its label. A third category of independents are those
who may belong to or support a political party but believe they
should not formally represent it and thus be subject to its
policies.
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- TWOS COMPANY, & THREES A CROWD? The U.S. uses a
winner-takes-all or plurality system in elections -- the candidate
with the most votes is the sole winner. This system encourages
candidates to gravitate towards the two major parties. The
Electoral College, campaign finance laws and ballot access laws
also contribute to the dominance of the two party system. No third
party candidate has ever taken the White House -- and only one man,
George Washington, ever held the position as an independent.
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- THIRD PARTIES Although politics in the US have long been
dominated by a two-party system, various groups at state and
federal levels have tried to break into the system -- each
supporting issues and views unrepresented by the dominant parties.
Even barriers like the ballot access laws that make it difficult
for third parties to get on a ticket haven't stopped these
alternative parties from occasionally rising to the forefront.
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- THIRD PARTIES Third parties are most often formed in response
to specific issues. In 2000, the Green Party was just such a group,
nominating political activist and former independent candidate
Ralph Nader for president. The Libertarian Party is another popular
third party. Third parties contribute to the system by making the
two major parties focus on certain issues. If the third party and
their issue get enough attention, the other two parties are then
forced to deal with that issue. Third parties have a hard time
getting on ballots in most states; many people think they are
wasting their vote by voting for a third party.
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- STOP. THINK. WRITE. What problems might a third-party pose to
the election process?
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- THIRD PARTIES CONT. In 2000, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader
ultimately took 2.7 percent of the popular vote in a race where a
gap of only 0.5 percent separated Republican candidate George W.
Bush from Democratic candidate Al Gore. Because our system is so
heavily weighted as a two-party system, opponents believe that
third parties only complicate the process, stealing votes from
viable candidates.
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- POLITICAL PARTY FUNCTIONS Selecting candidates - through open
and closed primaries, caucuses, national conventions, or by
write-in which is a popular method for third parties who cant get
on the ballot Set goals for government - parties have platforms
made up of planks, which are ideas for what government should do
Play watchdog - if Republicans are in power, Democrats act as a
check on that power and vice versa Give people a voice -
like-minded people band together in political parties to improve
their chances of getting their problems or issues heard by
government Jobs - It is customary for candidates to give jobs to
campaign workers who helped him or her get elected. This is called
patronage.
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- ELECTION PROCESS Candidates for office must first go through
primaries to narrow down the field to one nominee from both of the
major political parties. Primaries can be open or closed. Some
states use a caucus instead of a primary to choose candidates.
Candidates for President are whittled down to one and are announced
at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. A general
election is then held to decide the winner between the Democrat,
Republican and any third party candidates. Everyone votes in the
general election.
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- TICKET OUT THE DOOR On a sticky note, write one thing you
learned today about political parties.
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- GROUP ACTIVITY Will work in groups of 4-5 people. As a group,
you will read about a political party and summarize what youve
read. Next class, your group will then present your notes and
summary to the class.
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- DIRECTIONS DAY 1 Assign each other paragraphs to read. As you
read your paragraph(s) highlight or underline any terms/words you
dont know the meaning of. After reading, fill out the vocabulary
graphic organizer using the words you underlined. Read the
paragraphs again, and as you read find examples that explain that
political parties views about government, summarize the example,
& list the paragraph number where it was found to cite
evidence. Share as a group your evidence from your paragraph, and
write each others examples down. Then write a statement (3-5
Sentences reg; 5-8 sentences adv.) that summarizes your assigned
political parties views about government.
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- GROUPS PERIOD TWO Group a: Bercheley, Cameron, Emily W, Emily S
Group b: Robin, Renee, Michael, Anthony, Gabriel Group c: Kalina,
Johnny, Rebecca, Trent Group d:Willie, Bryan, Jasmin, Shelbi Group
e: Ricky, Rhiannon, Efrain, Haleigh, Jacob
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- GROUPS PERIOD FOUR Group a: Robert, Hope, Chandler Group b:
Kiana, Marlon, Denisha, Tyler Group c: Bianka, Keegan, Jacob Group
d:Lexis, Karli, Garrett, Caleb Group e:Neelia, Alan, Kaliyah,
William
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- GROUPS PERIOD SIX Group a: Jacob, Alaysia, Daniel, Jeremy Group
b: Jarelyz, Garrett, Alex, Kailynn Group c: Sapharia, Michael,
Kristian, Shyheim Group d: Zaria, Abel, Savanna, Group e:
Laqueshia, Christopher, Austin, Kyra
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- GROUPS PERIOD EIGHT Group a: Jonathan, Kellie, Austin Group b:
Alfredo, Josh B Group c: Camryn, Avery, Jacob Group d: Gavin,
Destiny, Cole Group e: Brey, Josh T
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- GROUPS PERIOD TWO Group a: Group b: Group c: Group d: Group
e:
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- GROUPS PERIOD TWO Group a: Group b: Group c: Group d: Group
e:
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- BELL WORK DAY 3
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- DIRECTIONS DAY 2 Each group will present their summarized
findings of their political partys views on government. As each
group presents, other groups will take notes using the graphic
organizer on the other side. Left column list the political party,
and right column take notes. After all groups have presented, all
groups will fill out the bottom portion of the graphic organizer by
answering the question asked on the worksheet.
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- BELL WORK DAY 4 Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp
Act, which taxed goods such as newspapers and playing cards? A. The
colonists established a blockade against British goods. B. The
colonists were able to produce their own goods. C. The colonists
started destroying British goods. D. The colonists began boycotting
British goods.
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- Please read the political party function worksheet, after you
have finished reading we will head to the library for you to
research a political party. If your first name begins with: A thru
G: republican party H thru N: Democratic party O thru U:
libertarian party V thru z: socialist party