February 17th, 2015
Warm Up
Define plank & platform.
Learning Objective: Students will understand what a political party is.
Success Criteria: Students will be able to explain how knowing a candidate's political party can aid them in voting.
Definitions
political party: a group that shares common interests and organize together to win elections
plank: an official idea or position that is supported by members of a political party
platform: a collection of all the planks of a political party, tells voters what the party believes in
plank v. platform
The planks of wood create the platform you stand on for your back porch the same way the planks of a political party come together to create a platform that they "stand" on so voters know who to vote for even if they don't know the candidate personally.
Read Chapter 9 Section 1 for more details. Complete page 3 by end of class.
Have your group ambassador check it with me when completed.
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