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Parties and Elections Guided Notes

SS.7.C.2.8 POLITICAL PARTIES
Key Vocabulary
Term Definition Illustration

Political Party

Candidate

Partys
Platform

Two Party
System

Third Party

Minority Party

Minority Party
1) What are the two major political parties in the United States? And what is the symbol of each
political party?

2) Explain the core beliefs of the following political parties.

Political Party Core Beliefs
Democrat

Republican

Communist
 Libertarian

Socialist

SS.7.C.2.9 QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

1) What are some things voters should take into consideration when deciding who to vote for?

2) FEDERAL: According to the U.S. Constitution, people running for national office must meet
certain qualifications. Examples of federal political offices are President, Vice President,
Congressman/woman, and Senator. The qualifications are unique to each office.
- Fill in the following chart for the qualifications of each official position:
Federal Description of Qualifications
Elected
Office
1) Minimum age: ____________

President 2) Has to live in the US for at least _______years

(& Vice
President) 3) Citizenship requirements:
____________________________________________________

4) May not serve more than two _____-year terms. Maximum years of
presidency: _________

5) The vice president may become president if the president ______________,

________________, or ___________________________________. The vice president,
upon becoming president, may be president for no more than __________
years
 1) Minimum age: ____________
Member of
the 2) ________ years as a U.S. citizen
U.S. House
of 3) Members of the U.S. House of Representatives do not have to live in the
Representa district that they represent, but
tive
(called a ________________________________________________________________.
U.S. 4) No _______________; they can serve an unlimited number of _________year
Representati
ve) terms

1) Minimum age: ____________

Member of 2) ________ years as a U.S. citizen

the U.S.
Senate 3) Members of the U.S. Senate must
(called a live____________________________________________
U.S.
Senator) ___________________________________________.

4) No_______________; they can serve an unlimited number of _______year

terms
3) STATE: The Each state has its own constitution that creates the states plan for government.
The Florida Constitution lists the qualifications people must meet in order to run for state
political offices. The qualifications for candidates running for city and county office are listed
in city and county charters.
- Fill in the following chart on the qualifications for each states official position.
State Elected Description of Qualifications
Office
1) Must be a _____________________

Governor 2) Minimum Age: _____________________

(Head of the
State) 3) Resident of the state for at least _________years
4) May not serve more than two _________-year terms
1) Must be a _____________________

2) Minimum Age: _____________________

Lieutenant 3) Resident of the state for at least _________years

Governor 4) May not serve more than two _________-year terms.
If the lieutenant governor becomes governor due to the
____________________, _______________,
____________________________________________, the lieutenant governor
may be governor for no more than __________years (The lieutenant
governor completes the governors term and can run for governor in the
next two elections.)
A member of the 1) Must be a _____________________________________.
Florida House
 of 2) Must live _____________________________________________________.
Representative 3) State resident for at least _________years
s (called a State
4) Minimum Age: __________________
Representative)
1) Must be a _____________________________________.
A member of the
Florida Senate 2) Must live _____________________________________________________.
(called a State
Senator) 3) State resident for at least _________years
4) Minimum Age: _________________
SS.7.C.10 MONITORING & INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT
1) What are interest groups?

2) What are some methods used by interest groups to monitor and/or influence the government?

3) Define lobbying.

4) What methods are used by the media to monitor and/or influence the government?

5) How do individual citizens impact the government?

6) How does the media impact the government?

7) How do interest groups impact the government?

8) What is a major part of a democracy?

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SS.7.C.2.11 MEDIA & POLITICAL COMMUNICATION

Define the following words:
Propaganda:

Biased:

Symbolic/Symbolism:

Explain each of the follow techniques of propaganda:

Testimonials:

Bandwagon:

Name-Calling:

Glittering Generalities:

Card Stacking:

Plain Folks:
Transfer: