Parties and What They Do: Guided Notes

1.) Define what is a political party?

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2.) Define what are Parties in the electorate?

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3.) Define what are Parties as Organizations?

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4.) Define what are Parties in Government?
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5.) Provide proof of actions by Democrats in government that would help increase the appeal of
the party to voters who want liberal policies? Select one example as proof with supporting
evidence.
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6.) Judge in your own words why candidates are chosen prior to convention with state level-
primary elections and caucuses. Give supporting evidence in your answer
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7.) Using an example of a quoted voter phrase, asses which of the 3 party identifications is it
most aligned with. Give supporting evidence in your answer.
"I will be a Republican (or a Democrat) as long as the party leaders perform well and to my
liking".
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8.) Assess which of the 3 party identifications this political cartoon most aligns with. Give
supporting evidence in your answer.)?
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9.) Assess which of the 3 party identifications this political cartoon most aligns with. Give
supporting evidence in your answer.)?
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10.) Judge in your own words how today each party's candidates are chosen prior to the
convention in a series of state level primary elections and caucuses compared to when Gerald
Ford and Ronald Reagan were to be the party's candidate in 1976 at the republican national
convention.____________________________________________________________________
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Whip Around/Journal Question
11. Summarize your integration of the most compelling arguments in these Prezi/lecture focusing
on why political parties and partisanship are so widely criticized but- also so indispensable in a
democratic system.
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Party Organizations
Three Roles of Parties