1. Warm Up  How would you define a political party?

2. UNIT 5: Political Parties!  Political parties- organization of individuals with COMMON interests who organize to win elections, operate the government, INFLUENCE policy

3. United States has a… Two major political parties, third parties have run but rarely win

4. Did these come from the Constitution?  NO!  No mention of political parties  George Washington was against the idea

5. Evolution of Political Parties  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH46Ogc3UN0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH46Ogc3UN0

6. Evolution of Political Parties  Popcorn read together After reading  Why do you think the Founders were so against the formation of political parties?  When were political parties officially formed?  What are 2 differing views of the first two parties? Which parties were they?  Who was the 1 st President represented by a political party? Why do you think this is significant?  Why was the Republican Party formed?  ANALYZE- Why do you believe the Republican and Democrat parties have been able to survive and strive, yet others have fallen off the map?

7. Current Political Parties…  Circle the 5 roles of political parties  Define what a platform  How can they influence policy?

8. Propaganda  Form of communication (news, posters, t- shirts) aimed towards influencing the attitude of the community toward some cause or position by presenting only one side of an argument