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Democratic Party
Learning Objective: 12-1: Describe the origins of political parties and their basic features.

Republican Party
Learning Objective: 12-1: Describe the origins of political parties and their basic features.

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Political Realignment
Learning Objective: 12-1: Describe the origins of political parties and their basic features.

Questions to consider:

  1. What factors trigger the southern realignment?
     

Christian Right and the Tea Party in the 2012 Republican Primaries
Learning Objective: 12-2: Summarize the development and evolution of the party systems.

Questions to consider:

  1. How is the influence of the Christian Right reelected in the Republican Party platform?
     

Obama and Occupy Wall Street
Learning Objective: 12-2: Summarize the development and evolution of the party systems.

Questions to consider:

  1. What do you think? Is Occupy Wall Street similar in focus and influence for the Democratic Party as the Tea Party is for the Republican Party? What are some of the key differences?
     

The Rise of Conservatism
Learning Objective: 12-3: Discuss the revival of partisanship over the last two decades and how modern parties are structured.

Party Identification
Learning Objective: 12-3: Discuss the revival of partisanship over the last two decades and how modern parties are structured.

Questions to consider:

  1. What are some factors that influence an individual’s party identification?
  2. What can be said about most people who identify themselves as Independents?
     

Tea Party America
Learning Objective: 12-4: Assess modern parties’ influence and effectiveness as a vehicle for politicians and voters to act collectively within the established institutional framework.
 

Web Resources

Political Parties in the United States
Learning Objective: 12-3: Discuss the revival of partisanship over the last two decades and how modern parties are structured.

Republican Party Assesses How to Widen Its Appeal
Learning Objective: 12-4: Assess modern parties’ influence and effectiveness as a vehicle for politicians and voters to act collectively within the established institutional framework.