1. FUNctions of Political Parties
By Mrs. Zangara, age 28

2. Warmup!
What two responsibilities of citizens are shown in the cartoon?
What is the cartoon saying about citizens of the US?

3. Political Parties have four functions or jobs
that they do...
Nominate
Watch
Educate
Succeed

4. NOMINATE
Choosing the person(who) the political party wants to run for public office
Clinton was chosen by the Democratic Party
Trump chosen by the Republican Party as the 2016
Presidential Candidate

5. EDUCATE Teaching the voters about the party's platform
Websites, brochures, s, pamphlets that tell about the party

6. Succeed: (elections) Help organize and pay for campaign
Paid for signs and found volunteers

7. Catching Nixon in the Watergate scandal. (he stole campaign secrets)
WATCH
The Democratic Party monitoring the President...
Watch the other political party
to see if they make mistakes
Democrats monitoring the Republican Party after the 2010 midterm elections
On the Republican website, Obama broke his promises.
Catching Nixon in the Watergate scandal. (he stole campaign secrets)

8. 1. Go to LCPS go
2. go to discovery education