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Political Parties

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Key Terms

• Political Party• Campaign• Candidate• Nominate• Platform• Watchdog• Public Opinion• Web Log (blog)


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What do you know about political parties?• Which symbol

represents the Republican Party in American politics?


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• “The Democrats think of the elephant as bungling, stupid, pompous, and conservative—but the Republicans think it is dignified, strong, and intelligent. On the other hand, the Republicans regard the donkey as stubborn, silly and ridiculous—but the Democrats claim it is humble, smart, and courageous and loveable.”


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You should know the following at the end of this lesson:• What is a political party and what do

political parties do?

• Why do people join political parties?

• How do political parties impact government?


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• A political party is any group of people with common interests who organize and nominate candidates for public office, conduct government, and influence public office


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Political party members share the same views on…• Defending the nation

• Education; health care policies such as Medicare

• The health of the economy

• Protecting the environment

• Managing the use of energy


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• Political parties help candidates win elections and influence government decision making.


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A political party has many functions:• 1) selects candidates to run for office

• 2) raises money to support campaigns

• 3) educates voters about issues

• 4) helps to operate the government

• 5) acts as a “watchdog” over the party in power


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Job #1: Each political party selects candidates to run for office:

• Which was the Democrat’s candidate and which was the Republican candidate?


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Job #2: Raising Money to support campaigns• George W. Bush (R) $345,259,155• John Kerry (D) • $309,708,090• Ralph Nader (3) • $4,549,032• Michael Badnarik (L) • $1,073,940• Michael Peroutka (3) • $708,221• David Cobb (3) • $385,707

http://www.opensecrets.org/presidential/summary.asp?ID=N00008072


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Job #3: Political parties educate the voters about the issues


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Party Platform

• These are the beliefs of candidates running for office.


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Campaign strategies to educate voters: • Slogans: Created to

reflect the candidate’s and party’s beliefs.


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Polls

• Public opinion polls are taken to refine a candidate’s platform.

• A poll is a survey of a particular group.


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Internet

• “The internet community is wondering what its place in the world of politics is…Along comes a campaign to take back the country for ordinary human beings, and the best way to do that is through the net. We listen. We pay attention. If I give a speech and the blog people don’t like it, the next time I change the speech.”

• -Howard Dean


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Job #4: Operate the government

• The presidents and congress people work with political parties to make laws the nation needs.


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Job #5: Political parties are “watchdogs”


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Paticipating in a political party.

• The U.S has a two-party system where the Democrats and the Republicans are the major powers.

• Other political parties, known as third parties, periodically participate in elections and can upset the process


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• Third parties introduce and bring public attention to issues not addressed by the major two parties.

• When most citizens register to vote, they choose a party affiliation that supports their views.

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