UNIT 4: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

LESSON 1: PUBLIC OPINION

We will evaluate how citizen beliefs about government are shaped by the intersection of demographics, political culture, and dynamic social change.

Class Materials: 

• Pear Deck: Political Socialization
  • Thin Slide: Political Socialization
• Slide Deck: Generational Effects
• Slide Deck: Measuring Public Opinion
  • Thin Slide: Sample
  • ​Annotate & Tell: Sampling Methodology
  • Sketch: Tell: Policy Debates
  • Sketch & Tell: Election Outcomes

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LESSON 2: LINKAGE INSTITUTIONS

We will analyze how political parties, interest groups, and social movements provide opportunities for participation and influence how people relate to government and policy-makers.

Class Materials: 

• Slide Deck: Political Patties
  • Thin Slide: Linkage Institution
  • Frayer Model: Linkage Institution
  • Timeline & Tell: Party Eras
  • Sketch & Tell: Parties & Ideology
  • Sketch & Tell-O: Third Parties
  • Tier Rank: Influence of Third Parties
• Activity: Political Parties Amazon Page
• Pear Deck: Interest Groups
  • Thin Slide: Interest Groups
  • Graph & Tell: Campaign Spending
  • Thick Slide: Campaign Spending
• CAQ: The Role of Interest Groups
• Activity: Campaign Finance Review​
• ​Slide Deck: The Role of the Media
  • Sketch & Tell-O: The Role of the Media
  • Thin Slide: Fairness Doctrine
  • Thin Slide: Equal Time Doctrine
  • Sketch & Tell-O: Narrowcasting
• Activity: The Role of the Media Revie
  

LESSON 3: VOTER BEHAVIOR

We will explain how the factors associated with political ideology, efficacy, structural barriers, and demographics influence the nature and degree of political participation.

Class Materials: 

• Sketch & Tell Comics: History of Voting Rights
• Pear Deck:  Models of Voter Behavior
• ​QDQ: Voter Behavior
• Slide Deck: Voter TurnoutGraph & Tell: Voter Turnout
  • Thin Slide: Political Efficacy
  • Thin Slide: National Voter Registration Act
    
  • ​Thin Slide: Help America Vote Act
• Activity: Voting Rights Review

LESSON 4: THE ELECTION PROCESS

we will explain how the different processes work in a U.S. presidential election.

Class Materials: 

• Pear Deck: Party Conventions
  • Thin Slide: Delegate
  • Thin Slide: Party Platform
• Activity: Electoral College Poster

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