Name: ______________________________!

Mod: ________
Date: _______________________________! U3.LP2: Political Parties

Objective: SW examine the role of political parties and how they influence elections, public officials,
and public opinion in order to describe U.S. political parties.
Warm-Up
___ 1. Initiative A. when citizens try to create a law
___ 2. Referendum B. when citizens try to remove a political official
___ 3. Recall C. when a group of people collects signatures in support of an issue
___ 4. Petition D. the paper where people make decisions on representatives and issues
___ 5. Ballot E. when legislators create a law and have citizens vote on it
Intro to New Material
Main Idea Supporting Details

What is a Political • A political party is an ______________________ that seeks to accomplish

Party? specific goals within the government by electing its members to office.
• Because winners in elections are determined by _____________, Political
Parties try to get as many people as possible to become members.
• Members can be of any _____________, race, religion, age, sexual
orientation, or _____________ and social background.

What does a • Recruit and encourage people to run for ______________________.

Political Party do?
• Organize ______________________ elections so members can decide
who will be the parties candidate for ______________________ elections.
• Raise campaign ______________________ to support their candidates
who reach the general election.
• Write ______________________

What is a Political • Political Platforms describe the goals and ______________________ of

Platform? parties on key issues.
• A ______________________ could be cutting taxes.
• A ______________________ could be that taxes are a bad thing.
• A ______________________ could be taxes, war, or healthcare.

Democrats Republicans

color

mascot

philosophy

______________________, ______________________,
party leader
U.S. President Party Chairperson
 Main Idea Supporting Details

What are Third • The U.S. started out with a ___________ party system, and things never
Parties? really changed.
• We have had ___________ parties, who challenge the authority of the two
major parties and offer alternative ideas.
• Even though their ____________________________ never win, people
vote for them because they want an alternative.
• Sometimes, major party candidates can ___________ elections because
of this.

What does liberal • Liberal means to ___________ ___________ to others.

mean? • Liberals tend to believe in a government that takes _______ of its citizens.
• Government should be ___________: spend more and help more people.

What does
conservative • Conservative means to ___________ for yourself.
mean? • Conservatives tend to believe that government should allow people to
______________ for themselves.
• Government should be _____________: spend little, tax less.

Political Parties
are like Ice Cream Even though they consider themselves to be opposites, they are not really
Trucks on a Beach that different. In other words, they are ________________________.
Group Practice

Your task today is to create a menu for either the democrats or republicans.
You will have to include 4 categories in your menu.
We will make a quick menu together first using facts from the Tea Party.

1. Appetizers / ______________________
You have to include key events from the history of the party you have been assigned.
2. Soups and Salads / ______________________
You have to include the names of important people from the party, such as presidents and other
politicians.
3. Entrees / ______________________
You have to include the beliefs of the party, such as high taxes or extremely limited government.
4. Desserts / ______________________
You have to include a list of all the states that traditionally have supported your political party.

The Tea Party Movement

The Tea Party movement is a populist, conservative/libertarian, political
movement in the United States that grew throughout 2009 into a series of
locally and nationally coordinated protests, The protests were partially in
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response to several Federal laws: the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and a
series of healthcare reform bills.
 The name "Tea Party" echoes the Boston Tea Party, a 1773 incident when
colonists destroyed British tea rather than paying what they considered a
tax that violated their right to "No Taxation without Representation." As of
2 2010, it is not a national political party, does not officially run iconic: something that everyone
Congressional candidates, and its name has not appeared on any ballots. knows about.
The theme of the Boston Tea Party, an iconic event of American history,
has long been used by anti-tax protesters

According to pollster Scott Rasmussen, the bailouts of banks by the Bush Bailout: give someone money to
and Obama administrations triggered the Tea Party’s rise. get out of trouble.

triggered: to cause something to

The Tea Party thinks federal spending, deficits and taxes are too high, and
start
they think no one in Washington is listening to them. The movement has
3 no central leadership but is a loose affiliation of smaller local groups. The affiliation: to be paired with
movement's primary concerns include, but are not limited to, cutting back something or someone
the size of government, lowering taxes, reducing wasteful spending,
reducing the national debt and federal budget deficit, and adherence to an adherence: to follow
originalist: valuing only the
originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution.
original.

The success of candidates popular within the Tea Party movement has
boosted Sarah Palin's visibility. Rasmussen and Schoen (2010) conclude visibility: being popular and
noticed by many people.
that "She is the symbolic leader of the movement, and more than anyone
else has helped to shape it."
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There is no official logo but the Boston Tea Party symbols of colonial hats
have been used. The Gadsden "Don't Tread On Me" Flag, an informal flag
dating to 1774, has been adopted by the Tea Party, but use of the flag itself
has generated local controversies.
Front side of menu
Leaders Beliefs History
 Back side of menu
States
Logo Here

Tea Party Movement

Independent Practice

Pair up with a partner, and you will receive your party assignment.
You must now read your article.
Pull out the information you are looking for.
Use it to make your menu.

Use the graphic organizer below to jot notes as you read!!!

It will save you time and help you have a better looking final product.
You will lose points for copying straight from the text -- USE YOUR OWN WORDS!!!

Leaders Beliefs History

States Logo

Homework

Create a menu for the political party that you didnʼt work on in class today.
BE CREATIVE.
Demonstrate extra effort (color, pictures, poster size) and you could get extra credit!!!