UNIT 5 - POLITICAL PARTICIPATION:
ELECTIONS, INTEREST GROUPS, POLITICAL PARTIES, AND MASS MEDIA
UNIT 5 LEARNING OBJECTIVE AND ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE - FROM COLLEGE BOARD
UNIT 5 VOCAB (5A Interest Groups; 5B Political Parties, 5C Mass Media)
UNIT 5 WHAT I SHOULD KNOW
UNIT 5 KHAN ACADEMY - USE THIS SITE - IT IS REALLY GOOD
UNIT 5 VOCAB (5A Interest Groups; 5B Political Parties, 5C Mass Media)
UNIT 5 WHAT I SHOULD KNOW
UNIT 5 KHAN ACADEMY - USE THIS SITE - IT IS REALLY GOOD
UNIT 5, LESSON 1 - VOTING
- Complete the textbook reading (pages 422-438) for this lesson.
- Complete the notes for this lesson.
- Complete the extension handout.
- Complete the practice FRQ.
- Watch the video - The Fight for the Right to Vote in the U.S. (4:30)
- We will watch the video - Why Do We Vote on the First Tuesday (1:42)
- We will discuss the following terms: Rational-choice Voting, Prospective Voting, Retrospective Voting, Political Efficacy, and Gender Gap.
- We will go over the extension handout and the practice FRQ.
- How Voters Decide (7:35)
- Why are Voter ID Laws So Controversial? (1:47)
- Why Doesn't Everyone Have a Voter ID? (1:53)
- Should You Be Forced to Vote? (3:47)
- Demographics of Voting (15:30)
- Can Political Parties Stop You from Voting? (2:40)
- Are Voter ID Laws Really a Bad Idea? (3:02)
- Why Tuesday? Reform (3:01)
- Why Do We Vote on Tuesday? (3:27)
- Why Tuesday? In Nerdland (5:06)
- U.S. Elections: How Do They Work? (4:26)
- Ranked Choice Voting vs. the Corrupt Establishment (4:08)
- Political Efficacy (2:51)
- Development of Voting Rights
- How People Vote?
UNIT 5, LESSON 2 - RUNNING FOR CONGRESS
- Complete the textbook reading (pages 112-121, 466-468) for this lesson.
- Complete the notes for this lesson.
- Complete the extension handout.
- Complete the practice FRQ.
- Watch the video - Congressional Elections (5:10)
- We will watch the video - Vote Jerry Mandering (1:24)
- We will discuss the following terms: Open Primary, Closed Primary, Incumbency Advantage, Gerrymandering, and Coattail Effect.
- We will go over the extension handout and the practice FRQ.
- OPEN, SEMI-OPEN, AND CLOSED PRIMARIES EXPLAINED (5:01)
- THE PROBLEM W/ FIRST PAST THE POST VOTING (6:30)
- THE ALTERNATIVE VOTE EXPLAINED (4:26)
- CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS: CRASH COURSE (8:57)
- INCUMBENCY ADVANTAGE (3:48)
- INCUMBENCY ADVANATGE (5:40)
- GERRYMANDERING (3:52)
- WHAT IS GERRYMANDERING? (3:05)
- GERRYMANDERING AND RACE (2:30)
- HOW POLITICIANS RIG ELECTIONS (2:45)
- THE CRAZY SHAPE OF POLITICS: GERRYMANDERED DISTRICTS (3:05)
- HOW DIVIDED CONGRESS HAS BECOME OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS (1:24)
- IS AMERICA MORE DIVIDED THAN EVER? (9:18)
UNIT 5, LESSON 3 - RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT & THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
- Complete the textbook reading (pages 168, 195, 439-441, 466-473) for this lesson.
- Complete the notes for this lesson.
- Complete the extension handout.
- Complete the practice FRQ.
- Watch the video - The Electoral College, Explained (8:08)
- We will watch the video - Primaries and Caucuses (1:43)
- We will discuss the following terms: Primary and Caucus, National Convention, Primary Election, General Election, and Electoral College.
- We will go over the extension handout and the practice FRQ.
- HOW REPUBLICAN PARTY DELEGATES ARE SELECTED (5:29)
- HOW DEMOCRATIC PARTY DELEGATES ARE SELECTED (5:35)
- POLITICAL PARTY PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND CAUCUSES (3:48)
- PRIMARY ELECTIONS EXPLAINED (5:19)
- WHAT IS A CAUCUS? (2:23)
- CAUCUSES EXPLAINED (3:31)
- HOW THE IOWA CAUCUS WORKS (2:03)
- HOW DOES THE IOWA CAUCUS WORK: LEGO EDITION (2:00)
- IOWA CAUCUS: ANIMATED EDITION! (4:52)
- HOW DOES A CAUCUS WORK ANYWAY? (3:37)
- PRIMARY AND CAUCUSES - KHAN ACADEMY (8:12)
- PRESIDENTIAL INCUMBENCY ADVANTAGE (4:18)
- ELECTING A US PRESIDENT IN PLAIN ENGLISH (3:42)
- ELECTORAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (2:00)
- ELECTORAL COLLEGE: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE POPULAR VOTE (3:43)
- U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SYSTEM (3:45)
- HOW THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WORKS (4:42)
- DOES YOUR VOTE COUNT? - ELECTORAL COLLEGE (5:21)
- WHAT IF THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE IS TIED? (3:36)
- TROUBLE WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE (6:30)
- ALTERNATIVE VOTE EXPLAINED (4:26)
- WHICH VOTING SYSTEM IS THE BEST? (5:32)
- ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING - WHY THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE RUINS DEMOCRACY (4:46)
- HOW THE STATES VOTED IN EVERY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (2:49)
- PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SEASON
- PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES
- PATH TO A PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION
- HOW THE IOWA CAUCUSES WORK (NYT)
- HOW THE IOWA CAUCUSES WORK (WSJ)
- THE IOWA CAUCUSES, EXPLAINED
- HOW TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
- ELECTORAL MAP: BUILDING A PATH TO VICTORY
- WHAT THE HECK IS A SUPER-DELEGATE?
- HOW TO PICK A VEEP: EIGHT HISTORICAL CRITERIA
- THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE
- ELECTORAL COLLEGE PROCESS PP
- HOW THE PRESIDENT AND VP ARE ELECTED
- THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE TODAY
UNIT 5, LESSON 4 - POLITICAL PARTIES
- Complete the textbook reading (pages 458-465, 474-477) for this lesson.
- Complete the notes for this lesson.
- Complete the extension handout.
- Complete the practice FRQ.
- Watch the video - Intro to Political Parties (3:23)
- We will watch the video - Party Polarization of Congress (1:24)
- We will discuss the following terms: Realignment, Critical Election, Dealignment, Winner-Take-All, and Proportional Representation.
- We will go over the extension handout and the practice FRQ.
- POLTICAL PARTIES CRASH COUSE (9:22)
- POLITICAL REALIGNMENT FOR DUMMIES (7:15)
- PARTY SYSTEMS (10:47)
- POLITICAL PARTY CONVENTIONS EXPLAINED (3:23)
- PARTY IDENTIFICATION (10:49)
- WHAT REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS HAVE DISAGREED ON, FROM 1856 TO TODAY
- HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN U.S.
- POLITICAL PARTIES IN AMERICA
- CLOSED PRIMARY FLYER
- WHY A DONKEY AND AN ELEPHANT
- DEALIGNMENT, REALIGNMENT, AND CRITICAL ELECTIONS
UNIT 5, LESSON 5 - INTEREST GROUPS
- Complete the textbook reading (pages 484-499) for this lesson.
- Complete the notes for this lesson.
- Complete the extension handout.
- Complete the practice FRQ.
- Watch the video - Interest Groups Crash Course (8:12)
- We will watch the video - Interest Group Formation Crash Course (8:56)
- We will discuss the following terms: Factions, Policy Agenda, Free Rider, Amicus Curiae Briefs, and Revolving Door.
- We will go over the extension handout and the practice FRQ.
- LINKAGE INSTITUTIONS (5:13)
- FIVE CRAZY FACTS ABOUT LOBBYISTS - FOLLOW THE MONEY (7:28)
- WHY IS THE NRA SO POWERFUL? (3:42)
- BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS OF WASHINGTON LOBBYISTS (9:40)
- WHAT IS LOBBYING AND CAN IT BE GOOD? (3:00)
- WHEN DOES LOBBYING BECOME BRIBERY? (2:57)
- HOW IT HAPPENS: LOBBYISTS (2:41)
- CORRUPTION IS LEGAL IN AMERICA (5:50)
- FIVE MINUTES OF KNOWLEDGE: LOBBYING I (5:50)
- FIVE MINUTES OF KNOWLEDGE: LOBBYING II (5:35)
- REVOLVING DOOR (1:40)
- STRUCTURE OF OUR GOVERNMENT: PEOPLE >> LINKAGE >> POLICY
- EMILY'S LIST - MISSION & VISION
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE - MISSION
- IRON TRIANGLES
- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IRON TRIANGLES & ISSUE NETWORKS
- LOBBYISTS: HOW WE RUN WASHINGTON
- ELIMINATING THE PENNY: THE CASE FOR COMMON CENTS
- WHAT DO LOBBYISTS DO?
- POWER IN NUMBERS: LOBBYISTS HAVE CONGRESS COVERED
- WHEN A CONGRESSMAN BECOMES A LOBBYIST, HE GETS A 1,452 PERCENT RAISE (ON AVERAGE)
UNIT 5, LESSON 6 - MONEY IN ELECTIONS AND POLITICS
- Complete the textbook reading (pages 418-421, 443-448) for this lesson.
- Complete the notes for this lesson.
- Complete the extension handout.
- Complete the practice FRQ.
- Watch the video - Citizens United v. F.E.C. (3:50)
- We will watch the video - PACs vs. Super PACs (1:26)
- We will discuss the following terms: Hard Money, Soft Money, PACs, Super PACs, and Independent Expenditures.
- We will go over the extension handout and the practice FRQ.
- ISSUE ADS VS. INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES (1:43)
- CITIZENS UNITED v. F.E.C. (REQUIRED COURT CASE)
- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AND CITIZENS UNITED (15:01)
- THE STORY OF CITIZENS UNITED (8:50)
- WHAT YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT CITIZENS UNITED (4:24)
- BUCKLEY v. VALEO (1:33)
- BUCKLEY v. VALEO
- MONEY IN POLITICS (3:53)
- THE RISE OF ANONYMOUS POLITICAL GIVING (3:33)
- PACS (1:39)
- PACS AND SUPER PACS (5:38)
- OH, SUPER PACS! (3:06)
- THE AMAZING MORPHING CAMPAIGN MONEY MAP (1:46)
- ELECTION COMMERCIALS - LIVING ROOM CANDIDATE
- IS MONEY SPEECH? (1:18)
- ARE SUPER PACS GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY? (5:16)
- THE RISE OF ANONYMOUS POLITICAL GIVING (3:33)
- STEPHEN COLBERT'S SUPER PAC LESSONS (2:46)
- COLBERT AND HIS COLBERT SUPER PAC (6:10)
- SUPER PACS - WHAT ARE THEY? (1:55)
- MONEY IS SPEECH: HISTORY OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE (3:14)
- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM CORRUPTS (5:43)
- DARK MONEY (4:44)
- STEPHEN COLBERT AND PACS
- TRACKING CAMPAIGN MONEY: A GUIDE
- DARK MONEY FLOODS U.S. ELECTIONS
- DARK MONEY ALCHEMY
- EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUPER PACS AND DARK MONEY
- WHEN SUPER PACS ATTACK
- FROM $25 TO $10,000,000: A GUIDE TO POLITICAL DONATIONS
- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATION
- NINE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SUPER PACS
- PUT YOUR CASH TO WORK IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A DONOR'S GUIDE
- WHAT IS A SUPER PAC?
- WHAT IS A 501(c)(4), ANYWAY?
- NON-PROFITS TO RUN WILD WITH CAMPAIGN SPENDING
UNIT 5, LESSON 7 - THE INFLUENCE OF THE MEDIA
- Complete the textbook reading (pages 507-522) for this lesson.
- Complete the notes for this lesson.
- Complete the extension handout.
- Complete the practice FRQ.
- Watch the video - The Media as a Linkage Institution (5:15)
- We will watch the video - Media Effects (2:59)
- We will discuss the following terms: Horse Race, Investigative Journalism, Media Bias, Partisan News Sites, Consumer-Driven Media Outlets.
- We will go over the extension handout and the practice FRQ.
- THE MEDIA (4:02)
- THE NEWS MEDIA (5:52)
- HOW FUNNY MAN JON STEWART BECAME A SERIOUS INFLUENCE (8:07)
- NEW MEDIA'S INFLUENCE ON PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS (2:02)
- MEDIA INSTITUTION CRASH COURSE (8:44)
- MEDIA REGULATION CRASH COURSE (9:16)
- HOW TO LOSE THE PRESIDENCY: DEAN SCREAM (2:35)
- CAN THE MEDIA INFLUENCE VOTING BEHAVIOR OF LEGISLATORS?
- HERE'S HOW LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE MAJOR NEWS SOURCES REALLY ARE