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MOCK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Goals/Objectives/Student Outcomes/Performance Expectations:
Students will be able to:
§ State the names of the two major political
parties; and any other third parties that they have knowledge of. Explain
the differences between the two major political parties and their different
platforms. Identify the symbols that represent the two major political
parties.
§ Formulate ways in which the political parties
attract voters to vote for them and their candidates that they put forth.
§ Vote for the candidate that they find to be most
appealing to them.
§ Identify which of the advertising methods were
successful in persuading them to vote a certain way and how others could
have been improved.
§ Evaluate the effectiveness of public opinion in
influencing and shaping public policy
Procedures:
Day One:
Procedure one: The class will be split into separate groups; each one
representing an imaginary political candidate.
Procedure two: With the students in their groups, they will then decide on a
presidential candidate, vice-presidential candidate and campaign managers. Once
that has been established, they will then create a name for their political
party and come up with a logo that represents them.
Procedure three: Each group will come up with a platform that describes
positions their party will adopt. The list of positions will be what they are
going to base their campaign on. These should address each of the
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Procedure four: The lists of things each group will need to accomplish are:
§ Creative name for their party and candidate.
§ Campaign slogan.
§ Banner that displays their candidate’s name in
some way.
Buttons or bumper stickers.
A website that explains your platform and your candidate
§ Each candidate will create two television
commercials. One commercial shall state the party’s platform and what the
party stands for. In addition to this, there will be a persuasive commercial
in which the candidate will try to convince the voters to vote for him/her.
Each commercial should last no more than two minutes.
Each presidential and vice-presidential candidate
will prepare a speech to be given in front of the class. The speech should
address why the voters should vote for them over the other candidates. Once
again it should incorporate their party’s platform and issues they wish to
push once they get into the office. These speeches should be between three
and four minutes. There will be a penalty for running too long or short.
This week we will work on the above decisions and points. Next week will
feature campaign events and issue debates. The schedule for this will be
forthcoming.
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