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