Political Parties Lesson 2 Political Parties Today

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Lesson 2 Political Parties Today

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

? How do citizens, both individually and collectively, influence government policy?

Organization of Political Parties

1. Explaining Every four years both the Democratic and the Republican Parties have a national convention. The conventions are always held in a major American city. What happens at these conventions?

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2. Describing As you read, complete the chart below. Define precinct captain and provide three examples of a precinct captain's activities.

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Precinct Captain

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3. Defining What is a political machine? _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________

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Selecting Party Candidates

4. Organizing Political parties nominate and select candidates for office in several ways. As you read the text, complete the graphic organizer by giving a brief explanation of each term.

Method of Selection Direct primary

Explanation

Closed primary

Open primary

Plurality

Majority

Petition

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Other Political Party Functions

5. Describing After nomination, candidates need the support of their parties in order to win the general election. In what ways do political parties help their candidates win elections?

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6. Identifying When parties help candidates and voters connect, government works better. In what ways are political ideas communicated?

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7. Summarizing Political parties affect how government operates. Use the table below to list some effects of political parties on government.

Level of Government Legislative branch

Executive branch

Linking levels of government

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8. Defining The political party that loses an election is called the opposition party. How does the opposition party act as a watchdog?

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