1. POPULAR PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT

2. MAJORITY RULE The constitution was designed to reflect popular will, or what MOST people want Majority Rule = A basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority rule and elections are decided by a majority of the voters Elections are held to allow people to have a say in government Elections serve the function of expressing the WILL OF THE PEOPLE

3. POLITICAL PARTIES

4. REPUBLICAN VS. DEMOCRAT What does it mean to be a Republican? What does it mean to be a Democrat?

5. REPUBLICAN VS. DEMOCRAT Small Government Lower Taxes National Security Family Values Favor 2nd Amendment Free Market Capitalism Pro-Life Large Government Higher Taxes Individual Rights Gay Rights Gun Control Environmental Issues Pro-Choice

6. DEMOCRAT VS. REPUBLICAN Elephant In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, there was a donkey clothed in lion's skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled “The Republican Vote.” Donkey The Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson's 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called him a jack*** (a donkey), and Jackson decided to use the image of the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters. Political Symbolism

7. INTEREST GROUPS Interest group: an organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy Types of Interest Groups 1.Represent businesses, industries or workers 2.Groups of people from churches, women or minorities 3.Issues such as the environment or health care Interest groups rally public opinion, work to elect candidates and try to persuade lawmakers

8. CONSTITUTION QUIZ Immigrants attempting to become US citizens must pass a test of US history in order to become a citizen. Are you smarter enough to pass the test. Click on the link below to see… http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-peter-sagal/constitution-games/citizenship- quiz/