Assigned Items and To Do List - Elections and Campaigns -Unit D

Unit #4 -Campaigns and Elections- Section #2  

 

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

1. Provide critical analysis of the rights and obligations of citizens in the political system established under the Constitution.
2. Determine the political processes for the resolution of conflicts through cooperation under the constitutions of both State and the Nation.
3. Exercise the right to communicate with their governmental representatives on the Federal, State and Local levels.

Make sure that you check the Syllabus for Due Dates, Post Dates, and Available Unit dates.

 

What is important:

Item 2.1 in every Module are the  Learning Objectives and Chapter Summary of the unit. Students may also want to review the Discussion Questions and Quick-Write assignments prior to starting the unit. 

The course readings are central to understanding the depth and breadth of the unit.

The videos have been curated by topic for additional instruction and comprehension.  Students are not required to watch them, but they will offer more in depth instruction and understanding of the concepts.

The Student Action Items will incorporate the Instructional Materials and Videos as prompts to Discussions and Quick Writes.

 

Read the following:

1.1 Online Text Reading-Chapter 7- Voting and Elections

 

Review the following Instructional Materials:

• 2.1 Elections and Voting-Campaigns- Learning Objectives and Chapter Summaries
• 2.2 Campaign Process and Finance - Lecture Outline
• 2.3 How are Presidential Delegate Selected and Nominations Decided?
• 2.4 Elections and Barriers to Voting-Voter ID
• 2.5 Primary Elections
• 2.6 Campaign Finance I-Types of Political Action Committees
• 2.7 Campaign Finance II- Supreme Court Decisions

 

Watch the following Videos:

• 3.1 Assigned Videos- Elections
• 3.2 Assigned Videos- The Digital Campaign- Data Science and Election Manipulation
• 3.3 Assigned Videos- Campaign Ads-Analysis and History
• 3.4 Assigned Videos- Political Action Committees - PAC's

 

Complete the following Student Action Items- These are the point based assignments.

• 4.1 Discussion -Campaign Advertising- Television Ads
• 4.2 Discussion- Digital Campaigns
• 4.2 Discussion-Judicial Selection and Legal Ideology
• 4.3 Discussion -Primary Elections and Delegate Hunting
• 4.4 Discussion -Pacs and Super Pacs
• 4.5 QuickWrite- Elections and Barriers to Voting
• 4.6 QuickWrite- Campaign Finance-