Directions
- Select a political party (Websites for major parties listed below, or one you choose). It may be one with which you are affiliated, or a party with which you have an interest in exploring the party platform and the issues and political agenda of the party.
Major Political Parties
- Democratic National Committee: www.democrats.org
- Republican National Committee: www.rnc.org
- Green Party: www.greens.org
- Libertarian Party: www.lp.org
- Reform Party: www.reformparty.org
- Tea Party Patriots www.teapartypatriots.org/
- You are preparing a Power Point Briefing Presentation for a group of party activists Your goal is to generate enthusiasm for attracting a key demographic group to the party. (Examples: the “Youth” vote, “Hispanic” vote, etc.).
- Remember, a political party wants to reach out to new voters, but must sustain their appeal to existing members of the party.
- By evaluating the website for the party, you should be able to critically analyze whether it will appeal to your target voting segment. Prepare a Power Point Briefing of no fewer than fifteen slides and no more than 25 slides.
- Review the instructions and grading criteria for the Power Point Briefing Presentation (PDF).