Unit 3: Participating in Government

1. Citizens & Political Parties Voting Electoral Process Media Interest Groups Unit 3: Participating in Government

2. Vocabulary • Citizen • Civil Disobedience • Petition • Policy • Protest • Public Agenda • Public Policy • Efficacy • Ideology • 1st Amendment • Bipartisan • Conservative • Liberal • Moderate • Multiparty System • Partisanship • Plurality • Political Party • Politicial Spectrum • Split Party • Third (minor) Party • Two-party System

3. Learning Outcomes • Determine how the public agenda is set and shaped by individual citizens. • Explain how the individual can play a role in influencing governmental policy. • (H) Formulate a plan of action to influence governmental policy on a current issue on the local, state, or national level. • Analyze the roles of political parties, campaigns and elections in United States’ politics. • Determine how the public agenda is set and shaped by political parties.

4. 2014 State of the Union AddressDesignated Survivor Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz

5. Intro/Warm Up • Define the term, Political Party? • What does it mean to be conservative? • What does it mean to be liberal? • What does the term Big Government mean?

7. Political Spectrum

8. Vocabulary • Conservative– believing in maintaining the “status quo” by keeping established and traditional aspects of society; make changes with great caution. • Liberal– believing government should be active in social and political change; not opposed to new ideas that would bring change. • Moderate– avoiding extremes • Political Party – group of people with a broad common interests who organize to win elections, control government, and influence political policies. • Political Spectrum – range of political views • Two-party System – two major political parties dominate politics within government.

9. Party Platform Definitions • Right-to-work – prohibits unions to require membership, dues, or fees. • All-of-the-above Energy Approach - includes development of alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, hydropower, nuclear, geothermal and biomass, along with clean coal and American-made oil and natural gas. • Repeal – take away or end • Gun Show Loophole – allows people to buy guns without background checks.

10. History of the American Political Parties Evolution of Political Parties http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH46Ogc3UN0

11. Major Party Systems • One Party System • One party influences all gov’t actions • Tolerates no opposition  Dictatorship • i.e. Cuba, North Korea, China, Vietnam • Multiparty System • Many parties have the ability to win gov’t control • Several parties work together to obtain a majority (coalition gov’t) • More options for people • i.e. UK, Germany, Israel, Brazil, Spain, Japan, Italy • Two Party System • two major political parties dominate politics within government • i.e. US, Jamaica, Malta

12. 3rd Parties • Single-issue Party • Formed to oppose or promote one issue • i.e. National Woman’s Party, Prohibition Party, Free Soil Party • Ideological Party • Focus on overall change based on a set beliefs • i.e. Libertarian Party, Socialist Party of America • Splinter Party • Formed by people unhappy with a major party; usually short lived • I.e. Progressive “Bull Moose” Party with Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 (split Republican Vote), State’s Rights “Dixiecrats” Party in 1948 to oppose racial integration.

13. 3rd Parties • What are challenges 3rd (Minor) Parties face? • What impact can a 3rd (Minor) Party have on an election? What importance?

14. More Vocabulary • Policy – an issue or belief • Public Policy – goals that the gov’t pursues • Public Agenda – issues which the people’s attention if focused • Ideology – set of beliefs or way of thing • Plurality – largest number of votes cast for office • Bipartisan – support by two parties; two political parties working together • Partisanship – firm allegiance to political party • Citizen – member of a state or nation and is entitled to full civil rights. • 1st Amendment – freedom of speech, press, religion, petition, assembly • Civil Disobedience – people deliberately violate the law thru non-violence in opposition to a law or public policy • Petition – written letters to bring their views to the attention of public officials • Protest – go against • Efficacy – power to produce a desired result

15. Quiz Review TermsThursday, 2/6 • Bipartisan • Conservative • Liberal • Moderate • Multiparty System • Partisanship • Plurality • Political Party • Political Spectrum • Splitter Party • Third (minor) Party • Two-party System • Know political party platform stances on political issues