Unit Summary: Governing is achieved directly through citizen participation and indirectly through linkage institutions (e.g., political parties, interest groups, and mass media) that inform, organize, and mobilize support to influence government and politics, resulting in many venues for citizen influence on policy making.
Day 1: Thursday, May 5
Unit 7 - Politics & Elections Lesson - Development of American Political Parties Objective - TSWBAT: Analyze the role of political parties in influencing public policy decisions and government action. Explain why and how political parties change and adapt. Key Questions: #1 - What are the two ‘big tent’ political parties? #2 - What ideology/party do you most align with? Lesson Sequence:
Activator - What are political parties? What do they do?
Unit 7 - Politics & Elections Lesson - Development of American Political Parties Objective - TSWBAT: Analyze the role of political parties in influencing public policy decisions and government action. Explain why and how political parties change and adapt. Key Questions: #1 - What are the two ‘big tent’ political parties? #2 - What ideology/party do you most align with? Lesson Sequence:
Unit 7 - Politics & Elections Lesson - Development of American Political Parties Objective - TSWBAT: Analyze the role of political parties in influencing public policy decisions and government action. Explain why and how political parties change and adapt. Key Questions: #1 - #2 - Lesson Sequence:
Future Project Idea: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the distinctions between the 2 major parties by contributing to the creation of a graphic image depicting those distinctions on 10 pre-selected issues.