WHY CAN’T THESE TWO GET ALONG?. WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?

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WHY CAN’T THESE TWO GET ALONG?

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WHY CAN’T THESE TWO GET ALONG?

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WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?

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THE RESULT

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?

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LOYALTY TRENDS - DEMOCRATIC

• Labor union members tend to vote Democratic.• Women tend to vote more Democratic.• Over 80% of African Americans and Hispanics vote

Democratic.• Young people are once again more Democratic.• Most blue-collar workers and unemployed are

Democrats.• Catholics and Jews are mostly Democrats.• The widowed are mostly Democrats.• Liberals tend to be Democrats.

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• Business people tend to vote Republican.• The West tends to be more Republican.• Men typically vote more Republican.• Cuban-Americans are generally Republicans. • Professionals, executives, and white-collar workers

tend to be Republican.• High-status Protestants tend to be Republican.• Married couples tend to be Republican. • Conservatives tend to be Republican.

LOYALTY TRENDS - REPUBLICAN

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WHAT WILL I LEARN TODAY?

• I can explain the main purpose of political parties.

• I can explain the roles parties play in the American political process.

• I can identify basic differences between democrats and republicans.

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WHAT IS A PARTY?

•A political party is a group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office.

•The two major parties in American politics are the Republican and Democratic parties.

•Minor parties are not democrat or republican, but run candidates in elections. Can impact the outcome, but rarely win.

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WHAT DO PARTIES DO?

• Nominate Candidates—Recruit, choose, and present candidates for public office.

• Inform and Activate Supporters—Campaign, define issues, and criticize other candidates.

• Act as a Bonding Agent—Guarantee that their candidate is worthy of the office.

• Govern—Members of government act according to their partisanship, or firm allegiance to a party.

• Act as a Watchdog—Parties that are out of power keep a close eye on the actions of the party in power for a blunder to use against them in the next election. DNC RNC

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EXIT TICKET

In relation to the presidency, which party is performing the following roles?

•Bonding Agent

•Governing

•Watchdog