Project – Create Your Own Political Party
The Progressive Party or "Bull Moose Party" was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt lost the nomination to the Republican Party, so he formed his own party, which actually split the Republican party. After 1918 the party basically disappeared.
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Day 1 (September 30)
AIM – Create your Political Party Platform using PowerPoint
AGENDA - 25 points - Create Slide 1 which includes
1. Name of your party and your name
2. Your party's logo
3. Your party's motto
ASSESSMENT Submit Slide 1 in Schoology, Project - Political Parties (Day 1) discussion thread.
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Day 2 (October 1)
AIM Create your party platform
AGENDA 25 points - Create slide 2 which includes....
1. Write a short synopsis of your party’s stance on each of the following “issues.” Make sure they are ranked in order of importance to your party. Make sure the reader knows exactly how your party feels about that particular issue and how (if your party was in power) you would deal with each of the issues (25 points).
1. Death Penalty (capital punishment – Abolish? Cruel & Unusual punishment? Fits the crime?)
2. Gun Control (Right to bear arms? Any limitations? Background Checks? Guns in public places – Ohio?)
3. Abortion (Right to life? Freedom of Choice? Support Roe v. Wade? Cases of Rape/threat to mother?)
4. Healthcare (Who should provide it; government or private sector? What are the pros and cons of each?)
5. Same-Sex Marriage (Marriage legal for all? 1 man, 1 woman? Violation of moral/religious beliefs? Tax breaks for married couples?)
ASSESSMENT - Submit Slide 2 in Schoology, Project - Political Parties (Day 2) discussion thread.
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Day 3 (October 2)
AIM Create your party platform
AGENDA 25 points - Create slide 3 which includes....
1. Write a short synopsis of your party’s stance on each of the following “issues.” Make sure they are ranked in order of importance to your party. Make sure the reader knows exactly how your party feels about that particular issue and how (if your party was in power) you would deal with each of the issues (25 points)
2. Legalization of Marijuana (How would positively/negatively impact the US?)
3. Immigration (Amnesty? Earned Citizenship? Enforce current laws and deport? Anchor babies? Businesses that hire illegals?)
4. Affirmative Action (Make up for past disadvantages? Best person for the job? Should race, gender, disability, etc. be considered for employment/college enrollment?)
5. Economy/Taxes (Lower taxes give businesses more money to hire more workers? Increase taxes, esp. for businesses/wealthy, so government can provide more jobs/services?)
6. Any Issue affecting Greene County Career Center students.
ASSESSMENT - Submit Slide 3 in Schoology, Project - Political Parties (Day 3) discussion thread.
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Day 4 (October 3)
AIM Support your political beliefs with quotes or facts from reliable sources on the internet
AGENDA - 50 points - Create slide 4 which includes.....
1. Go back to each of your beliefs slides (10 of them) and add a famous quote or statistic that supports your belief.
2. Copy and paste the link from each source and then cite the source properly
3. Add attractive picture and make it look good
ASSESSMENT - Submit Slide 4 in Schoology, Project - Political Parties (Day 4) discussion thread.
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Day 5 (October 4)
AIM Create your party platform and post it in Schoology
AGENDA
1. Post your finished platform in Schoology
2. Go to Schoology and read all submissions. Comment on why and why not you would vote for them. (School appropriate) then vote for your favorite political party by clicking the smile emoticon. You can't vote for yourself. Favorite gets bonus points.
3. Bonus point opportunity - present your platform to the class.
ASSESSMENT Submit your Finished PowerPoint in Schoology, Project - Political Parties (Day 5) discussion thread.
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Ohio's New Learning Standards
Theme - How the American people government themselves
Topic - Role of the People
Content Statement - General responsibilities of citizenship including the right to vote and becoming informed on public issues
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