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Caucus and Primaries Before the General Election and even before being nominated by the parties, candidates need to be voted for in "popularity contests" called Caucuses and Primaries.
Are primaries and caucuses an effective way to decide which candidates are good or not? Is this step in the presidential process even necessary? Explain your answer in an exit slip!
Final DBQ - Electoral College Warm-up: With your table group, discuss the pros and the cons of the electoral college
Should the Electoral College be Abolished? Read the sources, then come up with your claim. Use the documents as reasons and evidence to back up your claim. This will be written on lined paper! Electoral College Simulation Day Warm-up: Summarize the difference between the popular vote and the Electoral College on election day
Simulation:
With a partner (ONLY groups of 2) you are going to keep track of a "presidential election". I will run the simulation from the front. On a white board, you will keep track of which states vote for the Republican candidate and which states vote for the Democratic candidate. Note this with an "R" or a "D". You will also write the running total of the states on a piece of paper, as well as the number of electoral votes won by the state. We will decide how the states vote by drawing cards (black=democrat, red=republican) Roles:
Presidential Election Process - 3C Success Criteria:
Warm-up: With a marker, work with your group to organize the words below into "criteria" and "process" in which a candidate becomes President. List the criteria on one desk and list the process IN ORDER on another desk. Do your best with the information you are given! Exit Slip: On a piece of paper, critique the process to become President of the United States. Include the steps that you would add/leave out, as well as analyzing how well this process works. Explain your answer. This should be at least a paragraph long. Interest Groups - What do they do? Interest Group: a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern Examples: Greenpeace, ACLU, NAACP, AARP, NARAL, AFA Now, we are going to watch a series of commercials released by interest groups. Based on what you see, try and figure out:
NRA Advertisements:
Sierra Club Advertisements
CFA: Interest Groups
Should Americans be required to vote?-DBQ #3
Now, take 10 minutes and read the remaining documents. Try and figure out whether the document supports required voting or does not support required voting. Don't forget to label them accordingly!
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