Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Blog for today (10/15)

Blog for 10/15/08

Today in 4th period government we…
Stated class with open discussion about current events.
These events included:
Gay Marriage
Abandoning of Kids
Situation of the Stafford County School Board
Test on Friday
Then came the notes:
Most Americans identify with one of the major parties
Number of Republicans and Democrats continually out number the number of Independents.
More Democrats than Republicans
Number of Democrats has shrunk over the years
White Protestants are linked to Republicans
Minorities are linked to Democrats
Low education, income and occupations vote Democrat
Women are more likely to vote Democrat than men
Republicans identifies conservatives
Republicans stress morality
Democrats stress equality
Both are conservative on economic matters
Both parties support capitalism
National Convention- convenes every four years to nominate a presidential candidate
National Committee- composed of leaders from state parties which have a steering role
Congressional party conferences try to guide each party’s legislative activities
State party organization varies in strength and resources.
Centralized urban policy party machines no longer dominate party organizations in the states.
Neither party has ever been better funded then they are now.
More active in grass-rout campaigns
More votes in congress are being cast along party lines
Fewer Americans are developing the strong party identifications necessary to insure their continued health.
These are the last notes of the chapter.
Class was very educational and fun today. REMEMBER TEST FRIDAY!

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