Please look at the prompt below and answer using complete sentences and specific examples.
Political Party Project
A political party is group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office. In America there are many political parties. The two largest are the Democrats and Republicans. For this activity you will be gathering information on political parties. You will need to select three issues, or planks from five different political parties. The planks can be anything that interests you, such as education, welfare, military spending, and taxes are just a few examples.
Requirements:
You will select three planks from five parties. The planks may be any topic that interests you. You will create a visual representation of the planks from all five parties. This can be a prezi, video, posters, or another form. PowerPoint is not encouraged, think outside the box. It is highly encouraged that you use the Democrats and Republicans as two of your parties. The other three are entirely up to you.
Here is a sample of political parties. This list is by no means the only parties that you may use. If you use a party that is not listed here you must include the web address in your paper. This assignment is due at the start of the next class period.
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
The Green Parties of North America
Communist Party USA Libertarian Party
Mass Media Reading
After reading answer the following questions.
1. Does Mrs. Dowd paint an accurate picture of the president?
2. Are her views bias? If so, does she lean to the left or to the right of the political spectrum?
Unit 5 Readings
These readings will aid your understanding of the concepts in unit 5. Mass Media, Political Parties, Campaigns, Voting and Interest Groups are the topics.
Ch 7 Mass Media
Ch 8 Political Parties
Ch 9 Campaigns and Voting
Ch 10 Interest Groups
Ch 5 Reading
Here is the chapter on Civil Rights. Be sure to take notes. Information from this reading may be used on a quiz, test, exam, or essay.
Ch 4 Reading
Here is the chapter on Civil Liberties. Be sure to take notes. Information from this reading may be used on a quiz, test, exam, or essay.
Congress Readings
For the readings below answer the questions and email your responses to lwaddell@tuhsd.k12.az.us
The Federalist Papers 53, 56, 57, 58, 62, 63
1. How do the authors of The Federalist explain the different terms of office for the House and the Senate?
2. According to the theory of The Federalist, how does the Constitution bring about a system of checks and balances between the House and the Senate?
3. What are the primary functions of the legislature to be according to The Federalist?
Congress: The Electoral Connection
1. Define and give an example of advertising.
2. Define and give examples of credit claiming.
3. Define and give examples of position-taking.
Congress Court Cases
The two court cases that deal with Congress are Baker v Carr and Reno v Shaw. Your task is read each case and answer the following questions:
- What is the background of the case (facts and prior history
- What is the Constitutional provision(s) at issue?
- What was the majority opinion and what was the dissenting opinion?
- What are the implications (what effects did it have on government and or individuals; why is it an important decision?)
This assignment is due at the beginning of the next scheduled class period.
Discussion Post Open
There is a new discussion post open. The link is below. Be sure to read the rubric on how points are earned. You will need to make three posts to earn all the points. The topic is Congress.
Federalism Court Cases
In this assignment you will brief the two Supreme Court cases that deal with Federalism. How to brief a court case is here-How To Brief. The cases are McCulloch v Maryland and US v Lopez. There are more sites that offer insight to the cases than the ones provided here. Videos explaining the court cases is here – Court Case videos. One key factor to be aware of is the usage of the Commerce Clause. A link explaining the clause has been provided. These two briefs are due at the start of the next scheduled class period.