What is a political party, and what major parties exist in American politics today? How did the party system develop in American history, and how are parties organized? These questions and many other details regarding the political party system in the United States government are addressed in this publisher-designed presentation.

Concepts

the republican party, political parties, the democratic party, the federalists and anti-federalists

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Additional Tags

two-party system, electoral system, political party, anti-federalist, federalist, democratic party, republican party, social studies

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Pros

• Very well organized presentation with lots of detailed information
• Review questions included at the end of each section

Cons

• Since presentation primarily consists of major instructional points, teacher will need to fill in the gaps and clarify concepts
• Incorporate activities or reading in order to fully explain concept and make presentation more engaging
• Resource is a PDF document, and so cannot interact with or edit as a presentation

Common Core

RI.9-10.4 RI.11-12.4 RH.9-10.4 RH.11-12.4