| The major political
offices and candidates on our election ballot this year are: 1
1 To
locate your candidates if you live someplace other than Northern Berkshire,
go to Project Vote Smart.
Select "FIND YOUR CANDIDATES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS" from the left
side of the Web page.
2
Unenrolled:
registered to vote, but no party affiliation (independent).
* Unable
to locate a Web page for this candidate.
Activity 1:
As you look over the
names above, there are probably people that you didn't know were candidates
in this election. Most of these candidates are third-party
candidates. They are called third-party candidates because they aren't
associated with either of the two major political parties, the Democratic
Party or the Republican Party. Even though they may have good ideas, very
few third-party candidates are ever successful in winning elective office.
Some well known third-party
candidates:
Complete items 1-4 below,
then go to the Election 2000 Project's Quia site to submit your answers
("Third-Party
Candidates").
Type your first and last
name.
Answer each question.
Click on "Submit answer"
button when done.
| 1. |
Why do
you think third-party candidates run for political office? |
| 2. |
Since
it's not very likely that a third-party candidate will win in an election,
do you think that people who vote for a third-party candidate waste their
vote? Why or why not? |
| 3. |
Select
one of the third-party candidates (NOT a Democrat or Republican) from the
above list and go to the candidate's Web page. Write the name of the candidate
you chose. What is an important issue to this candidate? |
| 4. |
Should
third-party candidates be included in the Presidential Debates? Why or
why not? |
Activity 2:
Visit the Web page
indicated to answer the following questions. The links will bring you to
the page where the answer will be found.
First, find answers
to items 1-12 below, then go to the Election 2000 Project's Quia
site to submit your answers to the following questions about elections
("Candidate
Scavenger Hunt").
Type your first and last
name.
Answer each question.
Click on "Submit
answers" button when you are done.
Activity 3:
Go to at least one candidate's
site listed above to evaluate it.
After visiting your site,
answer some questions about it by going to our Election 2000 Project's
Quia site ("Web
Site Review 1").
Type your first and last
name.
Answer each question.
Click on "Submit answer"
button when you are done.
If you'd like, use
the form to evaluate another of the Web sites.
Activity 4:
Visit the Web site
of one of the well known third-party candidates (Roosevelt,
Perot,
or Ventura).
Why do you think this candidate was successful?
Activity 5:
Use the e-mail link
for any of the candidates in this lesson to write a message to the candidate.
Lesson and Activities by:
Carole
Blair caroleann_1111@yahoo.com |
