Political Parties and Party Systems
Unit 5: Political Parties & Interest Groups
Goals (4.01-4.09, 5.06, 6.05)
Unit Essential Questions
1) How do political parties influence government in the United States?
2) How can citizens in the United States influence the government?
UNIT PACING
Day 1: Political Parties (4.01,5.06)
1) Political Parties
2) Discuss the following
• History of Political Parties
• Party Systems
• Organization of Political Parties
Day 2: Political Parties in the US (4.01, 4.03, 4.09)
1) Group Work Assignment
o Democrats, Republicans, Green Party, Libertarians
1) Political Ideology Test
2) Review Political Ideology
Day 3: Voting & Elections (4.02-4.04)
1) Voting & Elections
2) Review Voting & Elections
Day 4: Interest Groups & Mass Media
1) Interst Groups & Mass Media
Day 5: Test – Political Parties, Voting, & Elections
1) Test Review
2) Test
Unit 5 – Political Behavior: Political Parties, Voting and the Electoral Process, Interest Groups, Mass Media
NCSCOS: 2.07, 4.01-4.09, 5.06, 6.06
PART 1 – POLITICAL PARTIES
Chapter 9, Section 1 (pgs. 273-277)
Answer the following about Political Party Systems
o What is a one party system?
o What is a two party system?
o What is a multiparty system?
o What type of system does the US have?
o What were the 1st (2) political parties in the US?
o What was the basic difference between the (2) parties?
o What are the (2) parties today?
o What are the basic differences between the (2) parties?
Define the Following Terms
• Coalition
• Plurality
• Platform
• Plank
• Third Party
• Single Issue Parties
• Ideological Parties
Chapter 9, Section 2 (pgs. 279 286)
Define the Following Terms
• National Committee
• National Convention
• Precinct
• Ward
• Political Machine
Complete the Chart on the Functions of Political Parties
|Party Role |Description |
| |Primary elections |
|Nominate Candidates | |
| |Direct Primary |
| |Closed Primary |
| |Open Primary |
| |Caucus |
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|Campaigning for Candidates | |
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|Informing Citizens | |
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|Carrying the People’s Message | |
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|Operating the Government | |
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|Link different levels of government | |
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|Act as a watchdog | |
Explain the following about Political Philosophies
▪ Conservatives
▪ Liberals
▪ Moderates
▪ The Political Spectrum - Place the following along the political spectrum where they fall: Republicans, Democrats, Liberals, Conservatives, Moderates, Reactionaries, Radicals
PART 2 – VOTING AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 10, Section 1 (pgs. 293-299); Section 2 (pgs. 301-305)
Answer the Following Questions
o What level of government determines the requirements to vote?
o In the past, what types of people were denied the right to vote?
o What are the requirements to vote today (4)?
o What is suffrage, and did each of these expand suffrage?
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
23rd Amendment
24th Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
26th Amendment
Voting Rights Language Assistance Act (1992)
o What are the steps to voting?
o Why do some people not vote?
Define the Following Terms
• National Voter Registration Act (1993)
• Polling Place
• Precinct
• Ballot
• Absentee Ballot
• Results
• Exit Polls
• Apathy
Types of Elections
• Primary Elections
• General Elections
• Intiatives
• Proposition
• Referendum
• Recall
Chapter 10 Section 2 (pgs. 301-305); Section 3 (pgs. 307-310)
Campaign Techniques
• Canvassing
• Advertising
• Propaganda
Identify each of the following propaganda technique. (p.336)
|Propaganda Technique |Definition |Example |
| |Trying to convince people that everyone |“Polls show our candidate is pulling ahead,|
| |else is going in this direction and so |and we expect to win by a landslide” |
| |should they | |
| |Saying something everyone would agree with |“Candidate B is for peace, prosperity and |
| |but really says nothing |the American way” |
| |Giving information that shows the good |“Candidate C has the best record on the |
| |points about a candidate |environment” |
| |Associating a patriotic symbol with a |Having candidate pose with an American flag|
| |candidate |behind them |
| |Having the candidate appear just like the |“My parents were ordinary hardworking |
| |average American |people, and they taught me those values” |
| |Portraying the opposition in a negative way|“Candidate A is a radical socialist” |
| |Having someone who is famous or well |Oprah Winfrey saying that she supported |
| |respected give their support to a candidate|Barak Obama for President |
Answer/Define the Following
o How much money is spent on campaigns every (4) years?
o Where do candidates get the money to campaign?
o Hard Money
o Soft Money
o Incumbent
o Why do incumbents not pass campaign finance reform?
o What did the McCain-Feingold Act restrict in campaign financing?
PART 3 – INTEREST GROUPS AND MASS MEDIA
Chapter 11, Section 1 (pgs. 319-324)
Answer the Following – Public Opinion
o What is Public Opinion?
o What influences on Public Opinion?
o How is public opinion measured?
o What is a public opinion poll?
Chapter 11, Section 2 (pgs. 327-330)
Answer the Following – Mass Media
o What is Mass Media?
o What are the different forms of Mass Media?
o What is the Public Agenda?
o How does the Mass Media impact the Public Agenda?
o What other roles does the mass media serve?
Chapter 11, Section 3 (pgs. 33-337)
Define the Following Terms – Interest Groups
• Interest Groups
• Private Interest Groups
• Economic Interest Gropups
US Chamber of Commerce
AFL-CIO
AMA
• Special Interest Groups
NAACP
NOW
AARP
NRA
• Public Interest Groups
League Women’s Voters
MADD
• PACs
• Lobbyist
• Interst Groups & Court Cases
POLITICAL PARTY PLATFORMS
|ISSUES |Economy |Education |Foreign Policy |Civil Rights |Crime |Environment |
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|Democrats | | | | | | |
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|Libertarians | | | | | | |
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|Green Party | | | | | | |
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Unit 5 Quizzes
Quiz #1
1) What level of government determines the qualifications to vote?
2) List one thing determined by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
3) What is a primary election?
4) What is a recall?
5) What is an incumbent?
Quiz #2
1) What is public opinion?
1) What is Mass Media?
2) What are interest groups?
3) What protects the right of the people to join interest groups?
4) What are lobbyists?
Unit 5: Political Parties, Voting, & Elections (Test Review)
Part 1: All Classes (2 points each)
• 45 Multiple Choice
Material to Know
1) Political Parties
• Purpose & Examples, Plank, Platform
• Federalists, Republicans, Democrats, Democratic-Republicans, 3rd Parties
• George Washington, Thomas Jefferson
2) Campaigns
• Canvassing, soft money, PACs, interest groups, McCain-Feingold Act, campaign finance reform, incumbent, propaganda techniques
3) Elections
• Primaries, Caucuses, General election, Popular vote, Electoral College
4) Voting
• Absentee Ballot, Exit Poll, polling place
5) Influencing the Government
• Mass media (Types), Interest Groups, economic interest groups, lobbyists, Propaganda, public opinion,
Part 2: Standard Only (Do both – 5 points each)
• What is the main difference between a liberal and conservative?
• What are (3) sources of mass media?
Part 3: Honors Only (10 points)
• Explain the following and how they influence government decisions.
- special interest groups
- PACs
- lobbyists
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