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Do Now – p. 60

Copy and Answer. What steps does a person have to take before he or she can be considered one of the final two candidates for president?. Do Now – p. 60. How does power work? What are the different kinds of government?

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Do Now – p. 60

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  1. Copy and Answer What steps does a person have to take before he or she can be considered one of the final two candidates for president? Do Now – p. 60

  2. How does power work? What are the different kinds of government? What kind of government do we have in the U.S. and how did it get that way? What are the rights and responsibilities of citizens? How do political parties work? Why is voting important? How does some one get elected? Civics Checklist

  3. How are candidates for public office chosen? What is a primary and why is it important? How does the nomination process work? Today’s Objectives

  4. Voter Turnout – The proportion of the eligible voting-age population that actually votes. • Today that U.S. has one of the lowest voter turnouts among the world’s established democracies • Between 50-60% of eligible Americans vote in presidential elections • In European democracies that number is more than 70% Voter Turnout

  5. Notes p. 61 • Nomination – Submitting the name of candidate for elective office • A nominee is another name for that candidate • Primary Election – An election which voters determine their political party’s nominee for an elective office The Nomination Process

  6. At each table is a reading about a different step in the nomination process Complete your reading as a group, fill out the notes in the corresponding section of your worksheet Then travel around the room to meet people from other groups and find out about their steps Fill in your worksheet using the information that they tell you The Nomination Process Activity When you finish, paste this worksheet as a flap onto p. 61 of your notebook

  7. What part of the nomination process do you think is the most important? Choose from one of the three options below and explain why. • The message/strategy • The money • The supporters Reflection – p. 60 Don’t copy, just answer

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