Day 25
Political Participation: Primaries and Caucuses
Learning Targets: Students will be able to....
- Explain how the process and outcomes in U.S. presidential elections are impacted by:
- Incumbency advantage phenomenon
- Open and closed primaries
- Caucuses
- Party conventions
- Describe the benefits and drawbacks of modern campaigns are represented by:
- Dependence on professional consultants
- Rising campaign costs and intensive fundraising efforts
- Duration of election cycles
- Impact of and reliance on social media for campaign communication and fundraising
Before you we
begin today, provide a 1-3 sentence response to the
following prompt. Your response should be a specific claim AND provide a line of
reasoning.
If
you are not familiar with primaries or caucuses, don’t worry, just make any
argument and line of reasoning.
Prompt: To what extent are primary elections and/or party caucuses more effective than general elections in demonstrating the principle of representative democracy?
Activity #1: Primaries and Caucuses - N-50
LD - A primary election is an election used either to narrow the field of candidates for a given elective office or to determine the nominees for political parties in advance of a general election. Caucus is a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.
- Open Primary
- Closed Primary
- Semi-Closed Primary
SD -
Examples - Iowa Caucus, New Hampshire Primary
Non-Examples - Electoral College, General Elections
Related Terms - Political Parties, Political Ideology, Voting Behavior
Primary vs Caucus
Primary vs Caucus
Open vs Closed
Activity #2: - Primary or Caucus readings
While reading the articles linked below, be on the lookout for evidence that you could use to support, modify, or revise your claim regarding primaries and caucuses.
https://www.kbia.org/post/proposed-state-legislation-could-change-way-people-vote-missouri-primaries#stream/0
https://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Democrats-ask-Do-you-want-a-primary-or-caucuses-13668581.php
Close - Exit Ticket - Claim Revision - 3 minutes
Before you leave today, provide a 1-3 sentence response to the following prompt. Your response should be a specific claim AND provide a line of reasoning.
Prompt: To what extent are primary elections and/or party caucuses more effective than general elections in demonstrating the principle of representative democracy?
- You must cite at least 2 pieces of evidence from the articles provided to support your claim.
- You must explain HOW that evidence supports your claim
AP EXAM PREP - Missing Pieces, Landmark Cases, and Foundational Documents
This document should act as a checklist in your preparation for the AP Exam May 6th. THIS IS BY NO MEANS EXHAUSTIVE! Instead, it is simply a checklist of items.
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