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Weekly Overview:

Unit Description: Elections in the United States

Essential Questions:  What led the U.S. to a two party system? Why are we seeing more third parties in elections?

Is our process of elections favoring incumbents? Should term limits be implemented?

Resources/Materials: Text, Media, magazines.

Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs:   C-1A-H1, C-1B-H1, C-1B-H5, C-1D-H3, C-1D-H4

Objectives:

Analyze the political platforms of the major political parties and selected third parties.

Identify ways that political machines sometimes emerge.

Discuss the U.S. election system

Analyze the role of money in the election system

Discuss how the qualifications to vote have changed over the years.

Student Learning Activities:

Complete any questions not done and discuss.

Continue discussion.

Finish discussion and review for test

Ch.9 test. Read Ch.10 L.1&2.

View approved Tape on Louisiana Politics.

Homework:

Complete Questions.

Review

Review for test.

Attachments:

Assessments: Oral Q&A, Chapter Test

Links:

How will I address literacy this week? Discussion, Q&A, Guided reading, Independent reading assignments.