Political Party Computer Activity (Barse)
Political Party Computer Activity (for Mr. Barse's Class)
Research your assigned or chosen political party by going to its official website (see Social Studies Website for links, diagrams, and resources).
Research the following and summarize all information onto a POSTER.
Find out the following information:
Describe the political party
Find the Party Platform/Agenda and list FOUR points from it.
Note which position(s) the Party has fielded candidates for, if any. ("Fielded Candidates" means had candidates run for political office, local-state-federal, as a member of the Party you've chosen.)
Party nickname and/or acronym.
Creation date.
Where it falls on the political spectrum (Right, Left, Center, Authoritarian, Libertarian)
What is the Party’s symbol/logo? (suggestion: draw or paste this logo onto your poster)
Political Parties
Full list of U.S. Political Parties (Politics1)
Political parties by state and year (Ballotpedia)
Political Parties--with videos (LibGuide)
Political Parties (American Democracy Project)
Political Parties (limited list) (Scholastic)
Platforms & Planks Explanation (Constitutional Rights Foundation)
Major Party Platforms---many years' worth (American Presidency Project)
