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Writing Prompt Questions
• What purposes do political parties serve in the U.S.?
• Can you have Democracy without Political Parties? Why or Why not?
• Do you think U.S. citizens value their “right” to vote?
• Is Public Opinion important? Please explain why.
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Voter Requirements
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Universal Requirements
•Citizenship: legal resident
• Voting age: 18•Registration–49 states require voters to be
registered
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Outlawed Requirements
• Literacy Test• Grandfather Clause• Poll Tax
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What is a Political Party?
• organization of citizens who share similar views on issues
• work together to put their ideas into effect through government action.
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Role of Political Parties
• Selecting & Supporting candidates• Serve as a link• Acts as a watchdog• Set platform & planks for party
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Platform
– A political party’s statement of its goals & positions on all issues
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Plank
–A single issue on a political party’s platform
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Party Organization
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What do party members do?
– Nominate Candidates– Campaign for Candidates– Raise money, stuff envelopes, poll
voters, & drive people to the polls–Make telephone calls
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Role of Political Parties
• Selecting & Supporting candidates– Informing the public
–Make sure qualified representatives are carrying the people’s message to government
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Role of Political Parties (cont)
• Serve as a link– Enables the branches & levels of
government to communicate
• Acts as a watchdog– The party not in power is watching the
party in power
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National Level
– Raise money for Presidential campaigns
– Organize the national convention
– Create the party’s platform• Senatorial Committee – elect Senators to
committees• House Committee – elect Representatives to
committees
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State Level
–Work on electing state officials
–Work within the state to elect candidates to national office
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Local Level
Cities are divided into districts or precincts
– Organizes local election efforts– Responsible for all elections
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Republicans vs. Democrats…
What’s the difference anyway?
Unit 5: Ante Up
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Republicans
more socially conservative economically libertarian closer ties to both large corporation & locally
owned businesses than do the Democrats less affiliation with labor unions strong belief in personal responsibility, limited
government, & corporate entrepreneurship generally oppose gay marriage, oppose
abortion, & oppose embryonic stem cell research
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Democrats
favors farmers, laborers, labor unions, & religious & ethnic minorities
opposed unregulated business & finance, & favored progressive income taxes
– advocates for welfare spending programs targeted at the poor.
– Environmentalism – advocates civil liberties, social freedoms, equal rights, equal
opportunity, & a free enterprise system tempered by government intervention (what economists call a mixed-economy)
believes that government should play a role in alleviating poverty & social injustice, even if that means a larger role for government & progressive taxation to pay for social services
support gay marriage, abortion, & stem cell research.
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Political Spectrum
This is a range of differences in political views between parties.
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Political Spectrum in the U.S.
Far left: Radical Left Wing: Liberal & Democrat Left Moderate: Democratic mainstream Centrist: Moderate. Democrat & Republican Right Moderate: Republican Right Wing: Conservative mainstream Far Right: Reactionary
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• Many Americans regularly choose not to vote in elections.
–Why do you think people choose not to vote?
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• The main reason people choose not
to vote is Voter Apathy – lack of interest in politics.
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• Gun ControlR: Oppose-Gun control is unconstitutionalD: Favor – Gun control is needed
• Natural EnvironmentR: Strong environmental laws harm the economyD: Strong regulations are needed to protect the
environment
• Race RelationsR: People & Business can be trusted not to discriminateD: Strong anti-discrimination laws are needed
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• Minimum WageR: Oppose- raising hurts businessD: Favor – help workers
• HealthcareR: Private insurers are preferable to government mandatesD: Universal access to Healthcare
• Family ValuesR: “Traditional” family valuesD: Support Homosexual causes
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Types of Elections
Unit 5: Ante Up
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Primary Election
• Elections held to Nominate candidates
for political office
• Used to see which candidate is going to represent a political party.
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2 Types of Primary Elections
• Closed Primary – only declared party members may vote
• Open Primary – voters do not have to register, just have to choose which party to vote for before entering booth
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General Elections
– Voters cast ballots to PUT A CANDIDATE IN OFFICE
– Candidates of different parties run against each other for election to political office• Held first Tuesday after first Monday in
November
– Popular vote – votes cast by the people– Electoral vote – votes cast for President
as part of the Electoral College
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Non Partisan Elections
– Political parties are prohibited from participating
– Candidates organize & run without party help
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Special Elections
• Run-off Elections – when there is a “tie” a run off must be held to determine a winner
• Recall – voter can remove a public official from office
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Types of Voting
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• Absentee voting – voting earlier than the election day
– Those too ill or disabled– Those who will be away from their
county– Those serving in the military
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• Straight Ticket/Party Voting – voting only for one political party
• Split Ticket Voting – voting for different parties for different offices in the same election