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Political Parties & Evaluating Candidates
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Civics 360:
Political Parties

Evaluating Candidates

​U.S. Counties Vary by Their Degree of Partisan Prejudice

Survey says Florida is the most politically prejudiced state





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Video

​BrainPop:
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Political Beliefs

Political Parties
Political Party Origins
Primaries and Caucuses
​Presidential Elections

Tutorial:
Political Parties in America
Evaluate the Candidates
Election Time

Ted-Ed:
Gerrymandering

Liberals and Conservatives
McCarthyism​
Does Racism Affect How You Vote?

​America's Presidential Primaries, Explained

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Assessment

​2.8 Vocabulary
2.9 Vocabulary

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Benchmark SS.7.C.2.8 - Identify America’s current political parties, and illustrate their ideas about government.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will compare current political parties’ ideas about government. Students will evaluate the impact political parties have on society, government, or the political system.
Benchmark SS.7.C.2.9 - Evaluate candidates for political office by analyzing their qualifications, experience, issue-based platforms, debates, and political ads.
          Also Assesses:
SS.7.C.2.7 - Conduct a mock election to demonstrate the voting process and its impact on a school, community, or local level.
Benchmark Clarifications - Students will identify the constitutional requirements to run for federal political office. Students will recognize the requirements to run for state and local political offices. Students will be able to analyze and/or evaluate the qualifications of candidates for public office based on their experience, platforms, debates, and political advertisements.