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1 What do you stand for?

2 Greater personal freedom Greater economic freedom

3 AGENDA October 14, 2013 Today’s topics  Political Ideology  Functions of Political Parties  Timeline of Political Parties & Voting Rights

4 For your PLANNERS… Administrative  Bring TEXTBOOKS to next class  Portfolio: Have your parents bring it to P-T conferences  Dividers: 1) Notes & Handouts, 2) Glossary terms, 3) Quick Writes  Test corrections: Deadline = 4:00 pm Monday, October 21  Unit 2 Test: October 29/30 Homework  Chapter 7 + 9: Read + Glossary terms  Due Oct. 21  Timeline of Political Parties & Voting Rights  Worth two assignments in Portfolio  Due Oct. 22/23

5 Learning Goals Unit 2 Guide What is the role of a citizen (in the U.S., of the world, in a local community)? Identify and evaluate your personal political ideology How do individuals and organizations shape public policy? Analyze the history of voting rights and political parties in the U.S. Evaluate voting as a method of shaping public policy Explain how who can and cannot vote can affect public policy

6 Political Party: A group of people who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office

7 Partner or Group Work  Say hello / make eye contact  Pair share / take turns  Use a quiet voice and make an honest effort to communicate.  At desk or assigned place  Materials are out and task is being actively worked on.

8 Timeline of Political Parties & Voting Rights Use at least 2 pages (page 1 = 1789-1900; page 2 = 1900-present) For each Timeline element, include Name/Event Description Date/Range Significance (to today / history of political parties) Symbol Page # 1789 Federalist Party 1788-1816 Democratic- Republican Party 1793-1828 Election of 1796 Description: Significance: pg 131

9 Timeline Elements  Federalist Party  Democratic-Republican Party  Democratic Party  Republican Party  Election of 1796  Election of 1800  Era of the Democrats  Era of the Republicans  Return of the Democrats  Era of Divided Government  Election of Lincoln (1860)  1 st Expansion of Suffrage (early 1800s)  15 th Amendment  19 th Amendment  24 th Amendment  Voting Rights Act of 1965  26 th Amendment

10 Homework Before you leave  Pick up your belongings & any trash  Straighten desks Homework  Chapter 7 + 9: Read + Glossary terms  Due Oct. 21  Timeline of Political Parties & Voting Rights  Worth two assignments in Portfolio  Due Oct. 22/23 Bring TEXTBOOKS to next class

11 BACKGROUND The following slides contain background information on the Civil Rights Movement and Eyes on the Prize

12 Eyes on the Prize / Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement 1945 -- U.S. forces liberate concentration camps 1948-- Pres. Truman orders U.S. military to integrate 1954 -- Brown v Board of Education 1955 -- Emmett Till murdered 1955 -- Montgomery Bus Boycott 1957 – SCLC established

13 Eyes on the Prize / Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement 1957 – Central High School in Little Rock Q: What was the role of the media in both helping and hindering desegregation? 1960 – The Sit-Ins Q: How were the courts used for and against the Civil Rights Movement? What accounts for the difference? 1960 – SNCC founded 1961 – Freedom Riders

14 1962 – James Meredith at Ole Miss 1963 – Birmingham Q1: What are the justifications used by each side to support their position? Q2: How do those justifications align with the decision to use or not use violence? 1963 – Kennedy assassinated / Johnson sworn in Eyes on the Prize / Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement

15 1964 – 24 th Amendment abolishes the poll tax 1964 – Civil Rights Act of 1964 1965 – Selma Q1: Did the tension among civil rights organizations ultimately help or hinder the cause? Q2: Did Malcolm X’s comments help or hurt?

16 Eyes on the Prize / Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement 1965 – Voting Rights Act of 1965 1966 – Black Panthers founded 1966 – “Black Power” coined by Stokely Carmichael 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated video


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