political parties 4.3 the role of government & citizenship timpanogos high school

29
POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Upload: gerald-walsh

Post on 30-Dec-2015

223 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

POLITICAL PARTIES4.3 THE ROLE OF

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 2: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3A POLITICAL PARTIES

» An organized group of individuals who seek to shape public policy by winnning elections and controlling government

» Parties develop political “platforms”.

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

WHAT ARE POLITICAL PARTIES?

Page 3: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3B & C POLITICAL PARTIES

• Political parties are not mentioned in the Constitution

• However…

• Political parties shape almost all aspects of modern politics and are essential to the workings of modern government.

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 4: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3C POLITICAL PARTIES• Are parties a good thing?

• Political parties can promote democracy:• Help define and focus the issues for the voters

• Gives some predictability to the candidates

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 5: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3C POLITICAL PARTIES• The minority party = watch dog

• Criticize… offer alternative policies / solutions

• Democrats = War in Iraq

• Republicans = national debt and the size of government.

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 6: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

• In Congress, the party in power (majority) sets the agenda and thus shapes public policy.

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3C POLITICAL PARTIES

Page 7: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

» The Fight for Majority Control :

• Jim Jeffords breaks from the Republican party (2001)

• 2002 election, brings power back to the Republicans

• 2006, Democrats win back both the House and Senate

• 2008 Democrats gain more seats in Congress & elect a president!!

• 2010, Republicans take back the House

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3C POLITICAL PARTIES

Page 8: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

BALANCE OF POWER

2004-2006

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 9: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

BALANCE OF POWER (2006 ELECTION)

• Post 2006 House

• 202 R

• 233 D

• Post 2006 Senate:

• 49 R

• 51 D

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 10: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

BALANCE OF POWER (2008 ELECTION)Democrats Clean House (Politico)

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 11: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

• Pre 2010

• House Balance:• 255 D’s

• 178 R’s

• 2 vacancies

• Senate Balance• 59 D’s

• 41 R’s

• Post 2010

• House Balance:

• Senate Balance:

2010 MID TERM ELECTIONS

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Clerk of the House

Page 12: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Pre 2010 Midterms, House

Page 13: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Post 2010 Midterms, House

Page 14: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

PARTY SYSTEMSTYPES OF

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 15: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

PARTY SYSTEMS

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

» One-party systems

» Two-party systems

» Multi-party systems

Page 17: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3D MULTI-PARTY SYSTEMS

» More than two parties have power in government

• European democracies…

• Italy currently has 13 political parties in parliament

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 18: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3D THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM

» In a two-party system, government and politics are dominated by the two major parties

• The U.S. is one of the few nations to have a lasting two-party system

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 19: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

TWO PARTY SYSTEM?WHY DOES THE U.S.HAVE THE

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 20: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3E THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

» Why does the U.S. have a two-party system?

• U.S. has single member districts & winner-take-all system

• Proportional system (Europe)

• Ross Perot won 19% of the popular vote in 1992, but won NO electoral votes.

Page 21: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 22: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3E THE TWO-PARTY SYSTEM

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

» Why two-party system cont.

• There are substantial barriers for third-party candidates:

• Ballot access…..Wasted vote principle……Raising money

• Two major parties are “institutionalized”

• Raising money…

• No charismatic third party leaders or platforms

Page 23: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

• When did political parties first develop?

• Early… Two opposing parties, the Federalists and the Jeffersonian-Republicans in election of 1800

Page 24: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

DEVELOPMENT OF U.S. POLITICAL PARTIES

• The Democratic party was organized under the leadership Andrew Jackson in the 1820’s

• The Republicans ran their first presidential candidate, Abraham Lincoln, in 1860

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 25: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

THIRD PARTIESROLE OF

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 26: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3F THIRD PARTIES

» What are “Third Parties”?

» How do Third Parties influence the two major parties (i.e. Democrats & Republicans)?

» How can they influence elections?

• Potentially swing elections…

• Teddy Roosevelt and the Bull Moose party (1912)

• Ralph Nader and the Green party (2000)

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 27: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

4.3F NOTABLE THIRD PARTY CANDIDATES

• Ralph Nader = Green

• Ross Perot = Reform

• Politics 1

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

Page 28: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

CASE STUDY: THIRD PARTIES AND THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Page 29: POLITICAL PARTIES 4.3 THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL

• Political parties

• Party platform

• One, Two, Multi party systems

• Winner-take-all

• Proportional vote

• Third parties

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Progressive party

• Ralph Nader

• Green party

• Ross Perot

TERMS

GOVERNMENT & CITIZENSHIP TIMPANOGOS HIGH SCHOOL