Oct 10 – Gov – Political Parties & Agenda: •Quick-Write •Finish: Political Parties •Notes: Interest Groups Take out: • Pen/pencil • Notebook HW: • Read sections 8.6 and 8.7 (277- 282) • Upload Ch 8 Study Guide (Sunday - 11:59) • Section 9.3 (301-306) and complete Ch. 9 Worksheet – BE THOROUGH!!!
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Oct 10 – Gov – Political Parties &
Agenda:•Quick-Write•Finish: Political Parties•Notes: Interest Groups
Take out:•Pen/pencil•Notebook
HW: •Read sections 8.6 and 8.7 (277-282)•Upload Ch 8 Study Guide (Sunday - 11:59)
•Section 9.3 (301-306) and complete Ch. 9 Worksheet – BE THOROUGH!!!
Task:
• Jot down as many functions of political parties (your book calls them tasks) as you can remember
What do parties do to…
• In your group, write out what’s involved on a piece of paper.
• What does the process look like?
• Think about what parties (in general) do… not what specific (D/R) parties do What is involved in the process of each of these items?
• Who would be involved?• You may want to draw out a
visual representation to make it easier to follow
• What parties do to…1. Pick Candidates
2. Work to elect candidates
3. Raise and spend Campaign funds
4. Cue voters
5. Educate voters
6. Coordinate policymaking
On a scale of 1 to 10…
1. How important is a party in the process of picking candidates?
2. How important is a party in working to elect candidates?
3. How important is a party in the process of raising and spending campaign funds?
4. How important is a party in giving cues to voters?
5. How important is a party in the process of educating voters?
6. How important is a party in the process of coordinating policymaking?
Political Parties
• Write: What is the overall effect of parties on the political process?
Parties Are:• Group of people with common interests• Goal = control government!• Voters parties = mutually beneficial relationship• Factions?• Linkage institution