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Todays Agenda

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• TSW identify the types of minor parties that have
  been active in American politics. TSW understand
  why minor parties are important despite the fact
  none has ever won the presidency.
• Lets Begin Todays Lesson..

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Political Parties

• Todays Standards
• GC.25 Analyze the origin, development, and role
  of political parties. (H, P)
• GC.26 Explain the history of the nomination
  process for presidential candidates and the
  increasing importance of and difference between
  primaries, caucuses and general elections. (H, P)

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Four Types of Third Parties

• 1) Ideological Party Based on a set of beliefs
• 2) Single Issue Party one public policy topic
• 3) Economic Protest Party - not happy with
  current economy
• 4) Splinter Party split away from a major party

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Has a 3rd Party Made a Difference?

• Turn to page 139. Look at the table. When did a
  3rd party candidate win electoral votes? Do you
  think that candidate may have effected who won
  the election that year? Why or why not?

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Political Parties

• Todays Standards
• GC.25 Analyze the origin, development, and role
  of political parties. (H, P)
• GC.26 Explain the history of the nomination
  process for presidential candidates and the
  increasing importance of and difference between
  primaries, caucuses and general elections. (H, P)

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Assessment / Closure

• Why do single-issue parties tend to be
  short-lived?
• What third party has had the biggest impact on a
  presidential election?
• Why did it have that impact?