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PEOPLE MAKE A DIFFERENCE
CHAPTER 22 AND 23
GovernmentSelecting CandidatesNominate
Setting GoalsPlatformPlanks
Providing Leadership
Acting as “Watchdogs”
CitizensCitizens’ Voice in Government
Informing CitizensCanvass
Involving Citizens
HOW PARTIES HELP
FederalistsLed by Alexander HamiltonWanted a strong national governmentDeclined in the early 1800s
Democratic-RepublicansLed by Thomas JeffersonOpposed a strong national governmentFarmers and frontier settlers supportedBecame the Democratic Party in 1828
OUR TWO-PARTY SYSTEM
Sometimes formed to support a cause or an idea
Can draw votes away from one of the main parties
Can bring up new ideas or pressing for action on certain issues
THE ROLE OF THIRD PARTIES
Political parties have maintained their strength through a combination of three elements:
1. A system of patronage2. A central role in election campaigns3. Voter loyalty
Straight ticket: ballot cast for all the candidates of one party
Split ticket: the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party on the same ballot
Independent voters: people who do not support a particular political party
PARTY STRENGTH
Self nomination: declaring that you are running for off ice Write-in candidate: one who asks voters to write his or her
name on the ballot Caucus: is a meeting of party leaders to discuss issues or
to choose candidates Direct primary: is an election in which members of a
political party choose candidates to run for off ice in the name of the party
Closed primary: is a primary in which a voter must be registered as a party member and may vote only in that party’s primary
Open primary: is a primary in which voters do not need to declare a party before voting, but they may vote in only one party’s primary
National Conventions: in a presidential election year, the parties hold their national conventions to vote on nominations, create a party platform, and declare who is running as the nominee for president for that party
CHOOSING CANDIDATES
Primary elections: is an election in which candidates from the same party compete for their party's nomination
General election: is one in which votes make a final decision about candidates or issues
GENERAL ELECTIONS
Must be 18 years old to voteNorth Carolina requires voters to register 25 days before any election
Congress set the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
**Directions on how to vote will be listed at polling place
REGISTRATION
Posters, bumper stickers, and leaflets
Personal appearancesDirect mail: a way of sending messages to large groups of people through the mail
The internetMedia- television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and advertisements
MESSAGES FROM THE CANDIDATES
Distribute direct mail and media ads to help elect candidates who agree with their views and to defeat candidates who they do not want
May give money to campaigns or lend their names in support of candidates or ballot measures
PACs: groups that promote the members’ interests in state and national politics
INTEREST GROUPS
Propaganda: a message that is meant to infl uence people’s ideas, opinions, or actions in a certain way
Glittering Generalities:Card stackingPlain FolksName CallingBandwagonTransfer
PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES
Bias: favoring of one point of view
Opinion polls: polls that show which candidate voters favor a certain time and why, and what issues voters think are most important
NEW MEDIA REPORT ELECTIONS