Bell Ringer: Complete RNC/DNC group assignment (10 min)
Objectives:
9.1 Describe how election campaigns have changed over time
9.2 Explain the procedures followed in the nomination of both congressional and presidential candidates.
Agenda:
1. Present RNC/DNC assignment (15 min)
9.1
2. POP QUIZ
3.
· Voting in free elections to choose leaders is the main way that citizens control government.
o Election campaign: an organized effort to persuade voters to choose one candidate over others competing for the same office.
o Role of political parties
o Role of public opinion polls
9.4
4.
· The distinguishing feature of the nomination process in American party politics is that it usually involves an election by party voters.
A. Nomination for Congress and State Offices
· Primary Election
o A preliminary election conducted within the party to select its candidates
o Closed versus Open Primaries
B. Nomination for President
· Each party formally chooses its presidential and vice-presidential candidates at a national convention held every four years in the summer prior to the November election.
1. Selecting Convention Delegates.
o Changes in the Presidential Nomination Process
5. Journal 54 - what is the differences between an "open" and "closed" party primary? Which weakens political parties? (10 min)
6. Election Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48EZKXweGDo (8 min)
TERMS TO KNOW: election campaign, primary election, closed primaries, open primaries, modified closed primaries, modified open primaries, presidential primary, caucus/convention, front-loading
Home Learning:
1. Read 9.3 and 9.4
2. Journal 55 - What is the difference between the electoral college and the electoral vote system?
3. Journal 56 - Explain why a presidential election is a federal election, not a national election.
4. Journal 57 - By what reasoning has the Supreme Court struck down attempts to regulate campaign finance?
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