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Unit 3 – Political Parties

Unit 3 – Political Parties . Political Process and Who Can Participate. Nomination. The process of candidate selection in a democratic election What the candidates are chasing. 1. Candidate Announces. A person announces they would like to be considered for office or for the nomination.

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Unit 3 – Political Parties

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  1. Unit 3 – Political Parties Political Process and Who Can Participate

  2. Nomination • The process of candidate selection in a democratic election • What the candidates are chasing

  3. 1. Candidate Announces • A person announces they would like to be considered for office or for the nomination

  4. Democratic Presidential Incumbent BarackObama

  5. Republican candidates • Michelle Bachmann

  6. Herman Cain & Rick Santorum

  7. Newt Gingrich & Mitt Romney

  8. Ron Paul & Rick Perry

  9. John Huntsman

  10. 2. Candidate Campaigns • Candidate will appear in tv ads, make signs, give speeches or interviews, appear at rallies

  11. 3. Primary / Caucusnarrow to one • Primary – an election to nominate one candidate for each party • Caucus – meeting of party members to nominate a candidate • During the presidential election the 1st Caucus is in Iowa and the 1st Primary is in New Hampshire • Texas primary is being held on March 6, 2012

  12. Calendar of Primaries • http://www.ncsl.org/LegislaturesElections/ElectionsCampaigns/PresidentialPrimariesCalendar2008/tabid/16512/Default.aspx

  13. 2 Types of Primaries • Closed – only declared party members may participate • Open – all registered votes may participate (Texas)

  14. Where to vote • Cities are divided into precincts • Precincts set up their polling places at neutral public places. • Examples include: Fire Stations, Schools, VFW halls

  15. 4. General Election • Election by voters to choose between the parties candidate which one will hold the office • Always held the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even years • The counted votes are called returns • November 6, 2012

  16. Mid-Term Elections • Elections for all of the House and 1/3 of the Senate that are held during a President’s term • 2004 – Presidential • 2006 – Midterm • 2008 – Presidential • 2010 – Midterm • 2012 – Presidential

  17. March, 2012 • Texas voters will go and vote between one Democrat and one Republican • Also on the will local judges and Rep. Louis Gohmert

  18. Who is on the ballot • http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/2012repcan.pdf • http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/2012demcan.pdf

  19. American Civil War/ReconstructionGeorge W. Whitmore18691871RepublicanTylerWilliam S. Herndon18711875DemocratTylerJohn H. Reagan18751883DemocratPalestineDavid B. Culberson18831897DemocratJeffersonJohn W. Cranford18971899DemocratSulphur SpringsJohn Levi Sheppard18991902*DemocratTexarkanaJohn Morris Sheppard19021913DemocratTexarkanaHorace Worth aughan19131915DemocratTexarkanaEugene Black19151929DemocratClarksvilleWright Patman19291976*DemocratTexarkanaSam B. Hall19761985DemocratMarshallJim Chapman19851997DemocratSulphur SpringsMax Sandlin19972005DemocratMarshallLouie Gohmert2005 present RepublicanTyler

  20. Texas Congressional District 1

  21. Results of 2010 races • http://content.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/SenateHouseResultsByState.aspx?rti=G&cn=1&sp=TX

  22. Suffrage – the Right to Vote • 1787 – All white males and 21 years old • 1870 – 15th Amendment passed granting suffrage to African-American males • 1920 – 19th Amendment passed granting suffrage to Women • 1971 – 26th Amendment passed granting suffrage to 18 years olds

  23. Major Suffrage Legislation • Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Forbid federal and state agencies and businesses from discriminating on the basis of race to protect the right to vote • Voting Rights Act of 1965 – Forbid the use of literacy tests to keep people from voting • 24th Amendment – Forbid poll taxes

  24. Johnson signs Civil Rights Act

  25. Qualifications to vote • 18 years old, resident of the county in which you are registered • Check here to see if you are registered https://team1.sos.state.tx.us/voterws/viw/faces/Introduction.jsp • GREGG COUNTY • Elections Administrator • Kathryn Nealy • P.O. Box 2827 Longview 75606 • (903) 236-8458 Phone

  26. In Texas – Loss of Suffrage • Convicted felons lose the right to vote while in jail/prison until their sentence has been completed • Persons who have declared mentally incompetent by a court

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