ap gov intro to parties

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4. What makes a good party?
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6. Draw It
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7. When everyone arrived at the party, they naturally divided into two broader groups. Based on what
you know about the attendees, try to figure out who ended up in each of those larger groups. Sort the
individuals using the T-Chart provided and then name that grouping based on common characteristics.
(You can just list the last names of members of each group.)
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9. https://www.youtube.com/embed/u7JBXja7SAY
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12. Draw It
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13. Read each voter’s statement. Then, decide how each voter is probably registered. Some have more than one correct possibility. Mark all
that could apply.
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14. Draw It
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15. The U.S. has many parties, but it is considered a two-party system. Draw lines to match the characteristics of a two-party system to the
statistics about U.S. voters.
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18. Draw It
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19. Match each key term with its definition in the reference image.
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20. Draw It
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21. Read each example. Decide which of the five party roles the example best illustrates, and
write the underlined letter. More than one answer is possible.
Support Candidates (C), Influence Policy (P), Unite Government (U), Create Balance (B),
Influence Voters (V)
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23. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nd-9op64t2M
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24. Poll
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25. Do you think the United States should change the way it elects government officials to
break the two-party system? Be prepared to explain your answer.
Yes, the two-party system hurts democracy and we should get rid of it.
No, the two-party system has worked for us for centuries, there is no need to change it
now.
other
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27. Quiz
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28. True or false? People who are politically independent are members of both
the Republican and Democratic parties.
true
false
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29. True or false? No independent has ever been elected to office.
true
false
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30. True or false? The Republican and Democratic parties have ballot access in all
states.
true
false
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31. True or false? You can usually find a party’s platform on the party’s website.
true
false
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32. True or false? In the U.S. Congress and most state legislatures, Republicans
and Democrats are split into a majority party and a minority party.
true
false
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33. True or false? Information distributed by a political party gives you a
balanced perspective that looks at issues from all sides.
true
false
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35. Open Ended Question
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36. Why do political parties try to become as large as possible and broaden their
platforms?
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