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Understanding Political Parties: Their Purpose and Role in Elections

Discover the main purpose of political parties and their importance in elections. Learn about national conventions, candidate nominations, and party platforms.

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Understanding Political Parties: Their Purpose and Role in Elections

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  1. Chapter 5: Political PartiesSection 4

  2. Do Now 1. What is the main purpose of a political party?

  3. https://webapps.sos.state.mi.us/MVIC/

  4. Key Terms Local Elections • ward: one of several voting districts into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members • precinct: the smallest unit of election administration; voters in a precinct cast their ballots at a single polling place located in that precinct

  5. Checkpoint: What happens at each party’s national convention? The national convention is held every presidential election year. The convention names the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates, adopts the party’s rules, and writes the official party platform. The convention does not name candidates for other offices and has no control over the actual policies supported by candidates. The National Convention

  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zctzWxXS7g8

  7. http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/26/politics/guns-petition-republican-national-convention/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/26/politics/guns-petition-republican-national-convention/

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