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Todays Agenda
  • Any Announcements?
  • Any Questions?
  • TSW identify the types of minor parties that have
    been active in American politics. TSW understand
    why minor parties are important despite the fact
    none has ever won the presidency.
  • Lets Begin Todays Lesson..

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Political Parties
  • Todays Standards
  • GC.25 Analyze the origin, development, and role
    of political parties. (H, P)
  • GC.26 Explain the history of the nomination
    process for presidential candidates and the
    increasing importance of and difference between
    primaries, caucuses and general elections. (H, P)

3
Four Types of Third Parties
  • 1) Ideological Party Based on a set of beliefs
  • 2) Single Issue Party one public policy topic
  • 3) Economic Protest Party - not happy with
    current economy
  • 4) Splinter Party split away from a major party

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Video Time
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Has a 3rd Party Made a Difference?
  • Turn to page 139. Look at the table. When did a
    3rd party candidate win electoral votes? Do you
    think that candidate may have effected who won
    the election that year? Why or why not?

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Political Parties
  • Todays Standards
  • GC.25 Analyze the origin, development, and role
    of political parties. (H, P)
  • GC.26 Explain the history of the nomination
    process for presidential candidates and the
    increasing importance of and difference between
    primaries, caucuses and general elections. (H, P)

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Assessment / Closure
  • Why do single-issue parties tend to be
    short-lived?
  • What third party has had the biggest impact on a
    presidential election?
  • Why did it have that impact?
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