Parties and What They DO

Parties & What They Do

I.

What Is a Party?
A. group of persons who seek to
control government by winning
elections
B. American parties are
election oriented

II. What Do Parties Do?

A. Nominate/Pick the Candidates

1. recruit, choose, and present
candidates for public office

B. Inform and Activate Supporters

1. spread information, campaign, define issues, and criticize opponents

C. Act as a Bonding Agent

1. guarantee that their candidate
is worthy of the office
2. new trend: “getting primaried”

Getting Primaried

a politician from the same party challenges someone already holding office in a primary election.

Someone says, "I can do this job better than you," and tries to take your spot

D. Govern

1. members of government act
according to their partisanship/beliefs

E. Act as a Watchdog

1. party out of power keep close
eye on actions of party in
power for both policy and
political reasons

Multiple Choice

A group of persons who seek to 

    control government by winning

    elections

• Democrats

• Party

• Watchdogs

Multiple Select

Role of parties

• PIck or Nominate candidates

• Inform and activate supporters

• Act as a bonding agent to guarantee their candidate is a good one for office

• Help run the government

• Keep an eye on the other party

Multiple Choice

Getting Primaried means

• when a politician from the same party challenges someone already holding office in a primary election.

• when a politician is deemed too old to run for office again and the party nominates another candidate

• when a politician, like the VP, autmatically takes the role when it opens up.

Drag and Drop

What are 3 things parties do?​

Placeholder

​

Placeholder

​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

pick candidates

spread information

help govern

provide food

financially support