Unit 5 - Political Participation
The first handout for the final unit of this course is called Voting and Elections and covers some history of elections and voters in an era of political change since the Constitution. The next handout for this unit is called Presidential Elections that includes some election history, how the Electoral College works and Campaign Finance with definitions for PACs and super PACs.
This unit also explores and covers in-depth the formation and function of Political Parties as well as insights to Political Campaigns. Both handouts cover recent political issues and elections that have shaped the nation.
Elections and politics are greatly affected by Interest Groups and Social Movements and this handout covers both of these important groups as to how they are formed and work towards their goal of having a candidate elected or an issue brought to the attention of the nation and the laws changed.
The final handout, somewhat lengthy, for this last unit of the curriculum is called The Media and it covers how the media has changed over time, from newspapers to radio, to television, then to the Internet and how these developments have affected politics.
This unit also explores and covers in-depth the formation and function of Political Parties as well as insights to Political Campaigns. Both handouts cover recent political issues and elections that have shaped the nation.
Elections and politics are greatly affected by Interest Groups and Social Movements and this handout covers both of these important groups as to how they are formed and work towards their goal of having a candidate elected or an issue brought to the attention of the nation and the laws changed.
The final handout, somewhat lengthy, for this last unit of the curriculum is called The Media and it covers how the media has changed over time, from newspapers to radio, to television, then to the Internet and how these developments have affected politics.
