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Title: American Politics 101


1
American Politics 101
  • Who represents you???

2
Your first task
  • Try to figure out whether you are a Democrat or a
    Republican.and why?
  • To do this, check out both of their official
    websites
  • Republicans -- www.gop.com (check Issues tab)
  • Democrats www.democrats.org (check Agenda tab)

3
Now write
  • Nos that youve looked at the Democrats and the
    Republicans ideas, which party best represents
    you? Why?
  • Do not just say neitherlist at least something
    that you connect with from either party?

4
Lets complicate this
  • There are many other (third) parties out there
    that support everything from the environment, to
    legalizing pot, to world revolution, to gun
    rightstheres even a green nazi party.
  • Check out this site to see if any of them
    represent you http//www.politics1.com/parties.ht
    m

5
Write again
  • Are you still a Democrat or a Republican? Do any
    third parties appeal to you?
  • Please tell me which third party you most connect
    with and whether you would leave the Democratic
    or Republican party for that?

6
How can you make a difference?
  • Go to www.vote-smart.org
  • This is a amazing site that will help you find
    out political information and how to use it.
  • Please go to the Issue Positions tab and select
    an issue that is important to you.

7
Write again
  • Using the issues informationwrite down contact
    information for three organizations that support
    your issue.
  • YOU COULD ACTUALLY CONTACT THEM SOMETIME, YOU
    KNOW!!!

8
Who represents you?
  • Find out who your representatives are by typing
    your zip code in the space on the left
  • Hint Selinsgrove 9 digit zip code is
  • 17870-2024
  • (If you dont know your zip code, use this one as
    a default.)

9
Tell me more, tell me more
  • Please answer the following questions
  • Who are PAs 2 US senators?
  • What are their parties?
  • Who is our state senator?
  • What is his party?
  • Who is our state representative?
  • What is his party?
  • What is the Governors party?

10
Most importantly
  • How do you register to vote?
  • Go to voter registration, and click on the Rock
    the Vote tab.
  • (When you get to the site, click on the Non
    Pop-up Version tab)

11
What to do
  • If youre 18, by all means, feel free to
    register.
  • If you are not, go as far as the site will let
    you and write out the name of this website, put
    it in your wallet and save it until you turn 18.
  • Make Ms Walter Zimmerman happy, when youre 18
  • REGISTER!!!

12
Just for fun
  • Go to this site for funny political jokes
  • http//www.wketchup.com/

13
  http//www.politics1.com/parties.htm   http//ww
w.wketchup.com/   http//dir.yahoo.com/Government/
U_S__Government/Politics/Parties   http//www.free
republic.com/focus/f-news/1235452/posts   http//w
ww.declareyourself.com/   http//www.vote-smart.or
g/index.htm 17870-2024   http//boston.craigslist.
org/about/best/nyc/62974620.html  
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