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2 How citizens get involved
Electoral System How citizens get involved

3 How do citizens get involved in government?

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7 Interest Groups and Lobbying
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8 Initiative, Referendum, Recall
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9 Essential Questions for Unit
Who gets to determine voting rights? What is the effect of mass media? How do interest groups effect government? What effect does political parties have on our government? What are ways people can directly change government? 5/23/2019 Template copyright

10 We’ve seen this before! 
Electoral Process We’ve seen this before! 

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Major 1st Step! 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Nomination Naming who will seek the office in question Limits the number of candidates, voters can choose from 5 different ways people become nominated 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Caucus When a small group of individuals, selects a candidate for the party Hasn’t happened in quite a while… 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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National Convention Replaced the caucus 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Direct Primary The people from a political party directly vote for candidates Different types of primaries 1. Open Primary 2. Closed Primary 3. Blanket Primary 4. Runoff Primary 5. Non-Partisan Primary 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Petition Voters create a list of signatures (petition) for a candidate to run for office Used on local levels 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Voting Different types of voting! Absentee voting Ballot voting 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Things to remember Ballot: Precinct: Polling Place: 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Electoral College Established by… 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Electoral College Makes the final decision! Candidate needs a majority of electoral votes to win election 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Why Electoral? Founding Fathers thought the American public were too irrational and dumb to make the decision themselves. 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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27 Political Parties

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What do they do?? 5 roles 1. Nominating Candidates 2. Informing/Activating Supporters 3. Bonding Agent 4. Governing 5. Watchdog 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Two-Party System Been around since the Founding Fathers Changed over time… 5/23/2019 Template copyright

30 Democratic-Republicans v Federalists
Thomas Jefferson v. Alexander Hamilton Fighting for the approval of George… Big government vs. states rights 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Post-Civil War, the Republicans (Abe) had all the power Democrats were in the South…didn’t go so well… Big government (R) v. States Power (D) 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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After the start of the Great Depression, Democrats finally gained power in government again. FDR!!!! 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Democrats=States Rights and Limited Government Republicans=Strong Central Government FDR-Today Democrats=Strong Central Government Republicans=Limited Government 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Uh Oh 1860 Democrats = Today Republicans 1860 Republicans = Today Democrats 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Today The two parties are forced to work in a bipartisan way. Or… 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Other Types of Systems Multiparty More than 2 parties Prominent in Europe Forces compromise! One Party System DICTATORSHIPS!!!! 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Minor Parties More than just Republicans and Democrats Third Party candidates serve the role of spoiler and “envelope pusher” 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Major Third Parties!! Just remember who they are!

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Socialist Party Eugene Debs Ran for President 4 times Got over 5% of the vote in 1912 Thrown in prison for in jail after speaking out during WWI 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Progressive Party Created by Teddy Roosevelt Wanted to reform industry Broke the vote of the Republican Party Allowed Woodrow Wilson to win election 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Green Party Led by Ralph Nader 2000 Environmental Protection and Social Justice Pink Missiles of Destruction Evil Empire 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Libertarian Party Individual Rights and Freedoms 5/23/2019 Template copyright

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Where do you fit in?

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