Tuesday October 29, 2013
OBJ: SWBAT understand how and why
party demographics change over
time.
Drill: What factors contributed to the
ineffectiveness of third parties? Does
this violate any rules of Democracy?
HW: Wilson 216-225, reading quiz
Political Coalition
• What is a political coalition?
Political Coalition
A collection of various
demographic groups
that united in order to
elect like-minded
politicians to office.
Directions
•
Identify which groups constitute the Democrat
and Republican party coalitions and why they
aligned themselves with the respective party.
•
Identify if there were changes in the coalitions
•
Be prepared to explain to the class the why
and how of your coalition.
Political Coalitions
• In Groups of 4
– You will be assigned an era in politics.
– Your job is to identify which groups aligned
themselves with the Republican and
Democratic coalitions of the time, why they
did so, and if there was any change and why.
– Create a poster with the title, your information,
and at least one picture. NO STICK
FIGURES.
– You will present to the class, they will take
notes based on your presentation.
Democrats
Republicans
Democrats
Farmers
African Americans
Immigrants
Minorities
Union members
Blue Collar Workers
Catholics
Jews
Protestants
Southern Whites
Northeasterners
Southerners
Mid-Westerners
The South
City dwellers
Religious
Fundamentalists
Southern Whites
Social moderates
Economic Moderates
Industrial Workers
Small Business
Owners
Bankers
Northern
Industrialists
African Americans
Union members
Blue Collar
Workers
Protestants
Northeasterners
Mid-Westerners
White Middle Class
City dwellers
Social
Conservatives
Economic
Conservatives
Social moderates
Economic
Moderates
Farmers
Industrial Workers
Small Business
Owners
Bankers
Northern
Industrialists
African Americans
Immigrants
Minorities Union
members
Blue Collar Workers
Catholics
Jews
Protestants
Southern Whites
Northeasterners
Southerners
Mid-Westerners
The South
City dwellers
Religious
Fundamentalists
Southern Whites
Social moderates
Economic Moderates
African Americans
Union members
Blue Collar Workers
Industrial Workers
City dweller
Why
Why
Why and what changed?
Republicans
Small Business
Owners
Bankers
Northern
Industrialists
Protestants
Northeasterners
Mid-Westerners
White Middle Class
Social Conservatives
Economic
Conservatives
Social moderates
Economic Moderates
Why and what changed?
Democrats
Farmers
Industrial Workers
African Americans
Immigrants
Minorities
Union members
Blue Collar Workers
Catholics
Jews
Protestants
Women
Northeasterners
South-Westerners
Mid-Westerners
City dwellers
Government
Employees
Members of the
Media
Feminists
Environmentalists
Why and what changed?
Republicans
Small Business Owners
Bankers
Northern Industrialists
Catholics
Protestants
Southern Whites
Southerners
South-Westerners
Mid-Westerners
The South
White Middle Class
Military members
Social Conservatives
Economic
Conservatives
Religious
Fundamentalists
Southern Whites
Social moderates
Economic Moderates
Anti-Communists
Why and what changed?
Democrats
Farmers
African Americans
Immigrants
Minorities (Non-African
American)
Jews
Women
Northeasterners
Mid-Westerners
City dwellers
Government Employees
Members of the Media
Feminists
Environmentalists
Republicans
Industrial Workers
Small Business Owners
Bankers
Northern Industrialists
Union members
Blue Collar Workers
Catholics
Protestants
Southern Whites
Women
Southerners
South-Westerners
Mid-Westerners
The South
White Middle Class
Military members
Social Conservatives
Economic Conservatives
Religious Fundamentalists
Southern Whites
Social moderates
Economic Moderates
Anti-Communists
Democrats
Farmers
Industrial Workers
African Americans
Immigrants
Minorities (Non-African
American)
Union members
Blue Collar Workers
Catholics
Jews
Women
Northeasterners
South-Westerners
Mid-Westerners
White Middle Class
City dwellers
Government Employees
Members of the Media
Feminists
Environmentalists
Social moderates
Economic Moderates
Republicans
Farmers
Industrial Workers
Small Business Owners
Bankers
Northern Industrialists
Catholics
Protestants
Southern Whites
Southerners
South-Westerners
Mid-Westerners
White Middle Class
Military members
Social Conservatives
Economic Conservatives
Religious Fundamentalists
Southern Whites
Realignment of Political Coalitions
Complete Realignment/Critical Elections:
Elections that are defined by a large-scale
and permanent change in a parties electoral
coalition.
Secular Realignment: An election that is
defined by a momentary change in a parties
electoral coalition.
Wrap Up
• Throughout America’s political history
there have been ideological shifts by
parties and individuals, what is the biggest
factor in causing these shifts? Are these
changes good for democracy or bad,
explain.