Chapter 5 Political Parties Vocabulary Review and Current Events
Communicating as an American citizen, involves a working knowledge of the key terms related to the functions of our government. Take time to study, practice and familiarize yourself with political party vocabulary terms on quizlet.
Part 1 Directions: Go to quizlet Learn the vocabulary words and play through 4 activities on quizlet. Select 6 words that were challenging for you. Define the 6 words. Use each word in a sentence and post the 6 words with the definitions and sentences on the discussion board.
Part 2 Directions: Obtain an article from a reputable news source ( O.C. Register, LA Times, ABC.com, CBS.com, CNN.com) that deals with a government-related event on either the federal, state, or local level. Some possible topics might be: ballot initiatives, judicial cases, legislation under consideration, world affairs, campaigns and candidates, etc.
Use good judgement in your selection. The article subject may be different from what I suggested as long as you can justify how your article relates to government.
After you select an article, you must summarize the story in the following format in at least 2 full paragraphs.
- Title of Article
- Source, Date,Section and Page
- Aspect of Democracy to which the article is related
- Summary of article in a paragraph form
- What is it about: How does it pertain to political parties? Finally, what is your opinion on the article?
Part 1:
ReplyDelete(1) Splinter parties- Parties that have split away from one of the major parties
Ex: “What is your take on splinter parties opposed to mainstream politics?”
(2) Split-ticket voting- Voting for candidates for different parties for different offices at the same election
Ex: “Our neighbor thinks that split-ticket voting will reduce fraud in elections.”
(3) Ideological parties- Parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters
Ex: “The ideological parties were frontline at the riots in London.”
(4) Precinct- The smallest unit of election administration; a voting district
Ex: “John wants to be a police precinct captain when he grows up.”
(5) Multiparty- A system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win public offices
Ex: “Is reducing multiparty politics better or worse for solving long-term tensions?”
(6) Single-member districts- Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
Ex: The general-encompassing sectors of the commission are single-member districts
Part 2:
“2020 ballot questions: What states are voting on besides the US presidential election”
CNN, 10/18/20 [Encompassing entire article!]
This article deducts data for analysis upon a variety of pressing topics for the 2020 election coming up, including: Racial reckoning, Puerto Rico statehood, Ride-share and delivery apps declaring their users classified as independent contractors, among others. It specifically ties to a democratic approach through sectioning select states with mounting decisions in characterized categories for citizen oversight. When written, basically, it was intended for civilian eyes to better classify all of the amendments, propositions, etc. on the table.
CNN’s article piece of this proportion divides select states under topics with which are most heated in their area at the moment (e.g. California’s Proposition 18, characteristically under “Voting,” if passed, “would allow for seventeen year old voters to be able to cast a ballot during primary elections, as long as they turn 18 before the following general election” (Stracqualursi, “California’s Proposition 18").
This piece, of course, is unbiased in the information it divulges, but sets the scene for readers to easily pinpoint which states, city, propositions, amendments, etc. back their political wrap on things. I personally feel that it's very much informative for the common person looking for summarized points explaining what the contending props and amendments stand for. Plus, them being organized in categories lets one know how much focus certain sectors and issues are getting.