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Political Parties

This document explores the critical functions of political parties in the United States, detailing their organization, the two-party system, and the significance of selecting candidates, setting goals, providing leadership, and acting as watchdogs. It highlights how parties engage citizens in the political process, the evolution of party systems, including third parties, and the methods of nomination and election processes. Learn how parties shape policies and offer citizens a voice in governance.

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Political Parties

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  1. Political Parties Section 1

  2. November 9, 2006 • Monday Parent Teacher Conferences • Test Tomorrow on Chapter 22 • Homework Due Tomorrow • Two worksheets • Voting worksheets • Third Party Worksheets

  3. Political Parties • An Organization of citizens who influence or control gt by getting their members elected • If you get majority of your party can have major effect on policies of the gt • Provides opportunities for citizens to take part in political process

  4. In your notebook, name two political parties in the United States.

  5. How do parties help Government • Help on local, state, national levels • Four ways • Selecting candidates • Setting goals • Provide leadership • Watch Dogs

  6. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Former Mayor Tom Murphy Former Mayor Bob O’Conner

  7. 1. Selecting Candidates • Nominateor name a candidate to run for office • Run with your political party to win the office • If elected want to carry out party’s program http://www.now.org/nnt/fall-2004/

  8. Jobs and economy Social security Immigration Education Homeland Security The ideas that a party wants to get done Platform A statement of the party’s official stand on public issues Planks Position statements on each specific issue in a party’s platform 2. Setting Goals

  9. Name 6 issues the Republicans believe in. What are the 6 major issues that Democrats believe in?

  10. 3. Providing Leadership • Provide leadership to make necessary laws • To carry out programs • Party in office • Party in the White House • They appoint members to positions

  11. How does the President provide leadership?

  12. 4. Watch Dogs • The party NOT in power makes sure the party in power is doing what they said they would do • Keep each other in check • Honest and hard working War in Iraq

  13. How do parties help Government • Selecting candidates • Setting goals • Provide leadership • Watch Dogs

  14. How Parties Help Citizens • Party’s provide a way for citizens to be heard and get things they want in government • Canvass or door-to door handing out info • Who should vote for • Poll people • Want to feel that your party is working for you http://www.ffpir.org/aboutcanvassing.html

  15. Involving Citizens • Need volunteers to • Raise money • Campaign • Hold events • Canvass neighborhoods • Remind people to vote Volunteering

  16. Chapter 22 Section 2

  17. Two Party System • Federalists • Strong national gt • Democratic-Republicans • Opposed strong national gt • Becomes DEMOCRATIC PARTY in 1828 • Whig Party • Became known as REPUBLICANS • Abraham Lincoln the first Republican President • Franklin D. Roosevelt took over with Democrats in 1932

  18. Third Parties Reform Party • Third parties form to help a cause • May not win in major elections but, can draw votes away from one of the major parties • Green Party and Ralph Nader • Bring up new ideas • Ross Perot and the debt issue Green Party

  19. Party Organization • Both have local, state and national organizations • Communities are organized into precincts or voting districts

  20. Supporting a Party • When you register to vote usually declare your party • How do you choose? • Does the party share your ideas on issues • Do you agree with the candidates opinion

  21. How to keep a party strong? • Patronage: the system in which a party leader performs favors for loyal supporters of the party • Party and campaigns: • Candidates can raise own money and not adhere to platform • Voter loyalty 40% vote straight ticket or for all the candidates for one party Split ticket the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party Independent voters who do not support a particular party

  22. Chapter 22 Section 3

  23. Self-Nominate: • declare you are running for office

  24. Write-in-candidate: • One who asks voters to write in their name in ballot

  25. Caucus • Meeting of party leaders to discuss issues or choose candidates

  26. Direct Primary • Election in which members of political party choose candidates to run for office in party name • Pennsylvania

  27. Closed Primary • Voter must be registered as a PARTY MEMBER and only vote in that party primary • Pennsylvania

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