Lesson 6: Role of Third Parties
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will read and evaluate the role of 3rd parties in US politics.
How have third parties contributed to the electoral process and the evolution of the 2 party system.
CG.Civ.3.a. Analyze how elections and the electoral process are executed and maintained by constitutions and laws in the United States (e.g., voter registration, transfer of power, Electoral College, federalism).
CG.Civ.5.b. Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies used by an individual, group or institution in addressing a social problem at the local, state, tribal, national, and/or international level (e.g., social protest movements, get-out-the-vote campaigns, conscious consumerism). CG.Civ.5.c. Evaluate the role of the media in addressing social and political problems or influencing elections (e.g., fourth estate, media bias, concentration of media ownership).
DOK 3
Partnered reading
Comprehension and group discussion questions.