1. Unit 2 Outline Chapter 5 (1 week) Chapter 6 (1 week +)
Sections 1-3 normal
Fast Section 4 (Just Guided Reading Review & Essentials)
Skip Section 5
Chapter 6 (1 week +)
All Sections 1-4
Chapter 7 (3-4 days)
All Sections; Shortened Test/Quiz
Chapter 8 (Skimmed)
Just Guided Reading Worksheets and Quizzes turned in for test grade
Chapter 9 (Skipped)
Read Chapter in Brief (pg.235) Complete Guide to Essentials
Unit Test

2. Bell Work Bell Work Get Books Get Study guide, worksheets
Promptly find seat for attendance
Have pen/pencil, notes ready for lesson

3. What is a political Party?
Group of people who seek to control govt. by winning elections and holding political offices
Often looking to secure offices to change certain public policies and programs
Two major parties today!?
Democrats
Republicans

4. Functions of Political Parties
Major political parties have helped shape the way govt. works and are an important link b.t. people and their govt.
Five major functions…..I said Five!!!!
Nominate Candidates
Select candidates for public offices then present them to the voters for election
Inform and Activate Supporters
Try to inspire and activate interest and participation.
Campaign for candidates, take stands on issues, and criticize opponents

5. Functions of Political Parties
Act as bonding Agents
To be a successful party their candidates need to perform well, so the parties try and get well qualified, and high character people
What if candidates didn’t have to perform well for their parties?
They wouldn’t get re-elected by the people!
Governing Agents
Elected officials are regularly elected based on party and parties have certain policies/standards
Watchdogs
Act as overseers of the publics business, esp. when not the party in power.

6. One More? Major political parties tend to:
Unify the people through compromise
Compromise is encouraged among different interests and groups to meet the majority of needs for the people.

7. Partisanship? Partisanship:
Strong support of their party and its policy standards (often how much of congress is ran)
Public officeholders/officials are chosen based on party allegiance (think cabinet)
Parties serve as the bridges for the legislative and executive branches to work together.

8. Party in Power
Party that controls the executive branch at the state and/or national levels
What is our states?
Dave Heineman: Republican
Nations?
Obama: Democrat

9. 4 reasons for a 2 party system
Historical Basis
Began as a two party system: Split over how much power the Central Govt. should have
Force of Tradition
Started w/ and always has been 2 parties
Just widely accepted b/c no other known ways
Electoral System
Direction of the election process works in its direction
Single-Member districts discourage minor parties
American Ideological Consensus
Broad agreement on fundamental matters encourages only two parties to argue “little things”
Single member districts
Only 1 person is elected to each office on the ballot
This narrows peoples choices to usually the person in office or the candidate of the party w/ the best chance to win b/c they often see voting for a “minor party” as a wasted vote

10. “Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely!”
Lesson Closing
L-J #1
Work on Worksheets
Read some of Ch. 5
Finalize Tic-Tac-Toe Projects
“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely!”

11. Bell Work Bell work Answer these questions
Get books, folders, and notes
Answer these questions
4 reasons for a 2 party system?
History, tradition, electoral system, ideological consensus
Major Parties?
Democrats/Republican
Party in power
Party in charge of executive office
Five Functions of a Political Party
Nominate
Inform and Activate Support
Bonding Agent
Governing Agent
Watchdog

12. Multiparty System Vocabulary:
System in which several major and many lesser parties exist and compete for office
Affect govt. because they can provide the electorate (voters) with more choices
Can also lead to instability b/c often doesn’t get the MAJORITY of peoples support
Still denied by U.S. voters/parties

13. One Party System
Political system in which only one party really exists
Basically a dictatorship
Affects govt. b/c they don’t have to answer to anyone in terms of major policy ideas.
Only the ruling party can participate in politics! “makes it hard for a change of guard”

14. Membership Patterns
Membership is purely voluntary in the 2 party system
Recent Trends
Republicans
White males, protestants, and the business community
Democrats
African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and union members

15. Membership Patterns Family Major Events Economic Status Etc.
One of the most important reason people identify themselves with a party
2/3 Americans follow parents party allegiance
Major Events
Civil War, Great Depression, 9/11 all have major impacts on party preference
Economic Status
Historically high income= republican; low income = democrat
Etc.
Voting behavior, age, residence, level of education, work environment all can play factors as well

16. S.3: Origins of Political parties in U.S.
2 party system can be traced to the battle over how to ratify the constitution
Broken into Federalists and Anti-federalists
Creation of the Federalists
Liberal interpretation of constitution
Strong National Govt. through executive branch
Formation of the Democrats
Started as Anti-federalists
Strict interpretation of the constitution and Congress to control most of national govt. (more indiv. Rights)

17. Lesson Closing
Look up and answer any vocab from section 2 that wasn’t covered
L-J#2
Work on Worksheet packets

18. Friday: Bell Work Review Get ready for lecture/notes Get books/folders
Know 4 reason for 2-party system
5 functions of Party
2 original parties and what they split over
Get ready for lecture/notes

19. 3 Major Periods of Single-party Domination
Era of the Democrats ( )
Democratic domination until the Civil War
Won 13 of 15 Presidential elections and controlled congress
Factions came about from major issues that led to the Republican party
Era of the Republicans ( )
Supported by business/financial interests, newly freed African Americans
Won 14 of 18 Elections and controlled congress
Return of the Democrats ( )
Ushered in by the Great Depression
Won 7 of 10 Elections and controlled congress

20. Current Era of Govt. Era of Divided Govt. (1968- present)
Republicans have won 7 of last eleven elections
Hold White house
Democrats have controlled both houses of congress throughout much of this era
Held control of both white house and congress during Bush presidency
Congress taken back by Democrats in 2006
So who controls both congress and white house?
Democrats

21. Minor Parties in the U.S
No real chance of winning, but can still play a major role in politics
Four Main types
Ideological
Those parties based on a certain set of beliefs
Historically built on Marxist thoughts: Socialism
Single-Issue
Focus on one public policy: Dies out when issue is over
Opposition to slavery, immigration, abortion all examples
Economic Protest
Appear during times of economic displeasure
Also known to disappear when economy replenishes
Splinter Parties
Parties split away from major parties
Most of the important minor parties fall under this type

22. Why are minor parties important?
Most importantly play a role of critic and innovator
Often take stands on issues avoided by the major parties; often forcing their hands during campaigns
Many important issues came up from minor parties
Can influence elections by stealing/splitting votes from major parties.

23. Lesson Closing L-J #3 (1-20)
Answer in Paragraph Interpreting Graphs on page 134.
Due at end of period
Guide to essentials answers in complete sentences
Work on X-Word Due Monday!
Turn in Projects!!