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Understanding Party Nominating Conventions: Objectives and Platforms

This lesson focuses on the purpose and structure of party nominating conventions, highlighting the Republican Party's 2012 convention in Tampa, Florida, and the Democratic Party's in Charlotte, North Carolina. Participants will learn to explain the conventions' objectives, identify key sections of convention speeches, compare party platforms, and create their own party planks for the 2016 Republican platform. The session emphasizes the importance of delegate speeches and the similarities between Democratic and Republican platforms in addressing key political issues.

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Understanding Party Nominating Conventions: Objectives and Platforms

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  1. What is going on here?

  2. What will I learn today? • I can explain the purpose of party nominating conventions. • I can identify the relevant sections of convention speeches. • I can compare and contrast the planks of party platforms. • I can create party planks for the 2016 Republican party platform.

  3. 2012 Conventions Republican Party – Tampa, Florida August 27th-30th Democratic Party – Charlotte, North Carolina September 4th-7th

  4. Party Conventions Three Objectives • Write and publicize the party platform DEMREP • Delegate speeches identify issues DEMREP • Who is saying it and when is more important than what is said • Democratic and Republican platforms are very similar. Why? • Nominate the candidates (roll call) • Unify the Party (Nominee Speech)

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