THE BIG CHAPTER 6,7,8 PROJECT

THE BIG CHAPTER 6,7,8 PROJECT

Ch. 6,7,8 QUICKSTUDY GUIDE, READING, AND SPARK VIDEO ASSIGNMENT OK, so here we go. You will be creating 6 things to turn in PLUS your vocabulary. 3 quickstudy guides one for each of the chapters 6,7,8 Ms. Highfield will print them for you and you WILL be able to use them on the test which will be FEBRUARY 7 & 8 3 Spark videos-one for each chapter-no longer than 10 slides details will be given for the Spark Videos o AWARDS will be given for the following categories in each class: most original most humorous most thorough most creative BEST video best use of pictures best use of Spark best chapter question 3 interesting questions that address the chapter-one for each chaptero the questions must be original and cannot be like anyone else s Ms. Highfield WILL have the questions posted and you will write them on the group sheet so that questions will not be duplicated Your group must find ONE reading in your white book that goes with EACH of the three chapters that you will incorporate in your Spark videos. *OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE: 1. VIDEOS and QUICKSTUDY guides are due no later than the end of the school day Friday, January 27. 2. You will receive a written physical receipt when you have successfully submitted each part of the assignment. THIS IS REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT! IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A RECEIPT THEN THAT PART OF YOUR GROUP s ASSIGNMENT WILL BE TURNED IN LATE. 3. Your group will be presenting your videos in class and voting will take place on Monday, January 30 and Tuesday, January 31. 4. Your vocabulary will be checked February 7 & 8 while you re taking the test. THE SPARK VIDEO ASSIGNMENT Go to https://spark.adobe.com/ and sign up for a free account. Once you have an account you may want to get the app (classes in the past have found the phone app may work better for the recording) it looks like this Your videos MUST include the following: a title slide with your group members last names and class period and Chapter audio narration reference to ONE reading in your white book that goes with your chapter (your choice) no more than 10 slides plus the title slide How do we turn in our videos? after your videos are done save them with the class period and one of your group members names download the videos create a google folder that you will put the downloaded files in o the name of the folder must include your class period and your group members names share the file with Ms. Highfield *You must read the article in your white book entitled, The Very Very Personal is Political and it WILL be included on the test.

You are going to create your own QuickStudy guides for Red Text Chapters 6, 7, 8 What is a QuickStudy guide? -they are laminated guides that are one-page (front & back) that cover a large amount of material -you ve probably seen them before here s what one looks like: you can include graphics AND you can include material from the outside readings (just make sure to mention the author and title of the article) they can be color-coded by subject/topic/etc You must send ALL 3 quickstudy guides to Ms. Highfield in ONE email: subject line must have class period and all group members last name must be in Word or.pdf format Google docs not accepted if it s not in the right format it will not be printed and you will not receive credit DUE DATE FOR ALL 3 TO BE EMAILED TO Ms. H (with the names of ALL your group members in the subject line) is

INSTRUCTIONS 1. This is a GROUP project there can be NO MORE THAN 3 PEOPLE PER GROUP (1 chapter per person) 2. USE COLOR I will print them on a color printer. 3. You need to have 3 columns with lines in between the columns. (*directions for how to set up a Microsoft Word document with 3 columns and a line in between are below) you could also use Publisher 4. You need to 0.5 margins all the way around (**directions below) 4. You may not use any font size smaller than 9 (stick with Calibri or Arial as your font for the text you can use other fonts for the title or headers). 5. Make sure to include information from the ENTIRE chapter. 6. Each chapter QuickStudy guide will consist of a 2-page document one for the front and one for the back *directions on how to set up 3 columns with a line in between **directions on how to set up your 0.5 margins NEED/WANT EXTRA CREDIT? Create a QuickStudy guide for Chapters 1,2,3 (any or all)

Ch 6, 7, 8 Vocabulary-need to be handwritten in your composition books Chapter 6 Blue Text Vocabulary Chapter 7 Blue Text Vocabulary Chapter 8 Blue Text Vocabulary 1. political socialization 2. agents of socialization 3. gender gap 4. generational effect (aka age cohort effect) 5. public opinion 6. public opinion poll 7. straw poll 8. population 9. random sampling 10. quota sample 11. stratified sampling 12. sampling error 13. tracking polls 14. push polls 15. exit polls 16. interest group 17. social capital 18. pluralist theory 19. elite theory 20. PAC (Political Action Committee) 21. solidary incentive 22. purposive incentive 23. economic incentive 24. umbrella organizations 25. public employee unions 26. collective goods 27. free rider problem 28. rational choice theory 29. lobby 30. issue network 31. iron triangle 32. climate control 33. electioneering 34. political party platform 35. Tea Party movement 36. grassroots organizing 37. responsible party model 38. party in the electorate 39. party identifiers 40. independent 41. party organization 42. loyal opposition 43. soft money loophole 44. party in government 45. truncated government 46. divided government 47. party system 48. realignment 49. populism 50. spoils system 51. political machine 52. patronage 53. New Deal 54. New Deal coalition 55. primary election 56. candidate-centered campaign 57. dealignment 58. ticket splitting 59. candidate committees 60. third party 61. winner-take-all 62. proportional representation system 63. issue advocacy parties 64. ideologically oriented parties 65. splinter parties

CH. 6,7,8 POSSIBLE FRQS from the article The Very, Very Personal is the Political: DON T FORGET THAT VOCABULARY MAY COME FROM THIS ARTICLE TOO! o What kind of information do the databases contain? (please give examples) o How is the practice of microtargeting changing the way campaigns are run? o What s ONE advantage of using data-mining technology? o Describe the Voter Vault. o List an example of a cultural signifier. o What kind of negative implications does the author suggest the assembling voter databases, microtargeting and other identification of cultural signifiers might have on voter turnout? o The question of privacy is a big one in this article. How does the author suggest that privacy is impacted by the assembling of voter databases, microtargeting, and the other identification of cultural signifiers? o What are 2 things in the article that surprised/disturbed you or left you with questions? Chapter 6 Identify the two main influences of political socialization that we experience from early childhood. Discuss the ways in which the media act as an agent of political socialization. Explain the relationship between peer groups, diversity, and norms and values. Define the gender gap and provide examples of its visibility on certain issues. Identify the role geographic region plays in forming public opinion. Explain the role of the public opinion poll in American politics. Define quota sampling and explain its uses. Identify issues associated with Internet sampling techniques. Identify the types of information that can be derived from tracking polls, and which organizations or individuals employ them. Outline how Americans have changed their responses to the "most important problem" question in public opinion polls between 2001 and 2014. Chapter 7 Define social capital and explain its relationship to the benefits generated by participation in interest groups. Identify at least two positive effects of interest groups on the policy-making process. Compare and contrast pluralist and elite theories of interest group formation. Identify at least two negative effects of interest groups on policy formation. Outline the relationship between interest-group participation and social class. Explain the key features and functions of PACs (political action committees). Identify at least two public interest groups and explain their functions and issues. Discuss lobbying, and identify tactics used by lobbyists to communicate with and influence policy makers. Define and explain the effects of the formation of iron triangles. Explain why interest groups use celebrities to publicly communicate their message.

Chapter 8 Define a political party's platform and identify some prominent issues that are included. Outline the responsible party model, and provide an example of legislation enacted according to these principles. Identify the three faces of political parties in the United States. Discuss the party organization of major parties and identify where most power lies. Explain how the party in government influences government operations at all levels. Identify important features of the party system that have emerged since 1968. Discuss the rise of candidate committees and their influence on the political process. Explain the structural factors that favor the maintenance of the two-party system. Outline the arguments that suggest a decline in the two-party system. Identify key principles of the Tea Party movement.