Political Platform

Objective:  Student will understand and express their political viewpoints.

Intent:  Students will mull over difficult political decisions and reach a stated conclusion.  Research may be required to resolve some issues.    

Design:  Student platforms should mirror the standard political platforms put up by the major political parties.    Be sure to create your own unique party name and include a preamble. 

Examples:         http://www.democrats.org/a/party/platform.html

http://www.gop.com/2008platform/

http://www.gp.org/platform.shtml

http://www.lp.org/platform

http://rpusa.info/platform.htm

                        http://www.cpusa.org/party-program/

Requirements:  Each student’s party platform must contain ten issue statements.  Students must choose five topics from the list below.   Then the student will choose five other topics of personal interest to add to their platform.  One issue must be either a local or state issue.  Students will then present one issue statement for passage on the CAM Class of 2012 Party Platform.  Presentations must be at least 5 minutes minimum and include a PowerPoint/Prezi slideshow.  All platforms are due by on May ­­­­_____^th.    Slide shows are due via email May ______th.  Your platform statement must pass in a class wide vote to get credit for the presentation part of the assignment.   A vote Seventy-five percent in the affirmative is considered passing.  You may amend and resubmit you statement, provided there time available, if you fail to pass your platform statement the first time around.

Topics:  Abortion, Tax Cuts, Education, Social Security, Prescription Drugs, Welfare, Death Penalty, Medicinal Marijuana, United Nations, Israel, China, Energy Policy, Salmon, Environment, Terrorism, North Korea, Trade Deficit, Nafta, Strategic Defense Initiative, Outsourcing, Judicial Filibuster, AIDS, Tobacco Industry, Cafta, Iran, Nuclear Proliferation, Iraq, Off shore drilling, Gay Marriage, ObamaCare, Afghanistan, Pakistan, War on Terror, Border Security, Racial Profiling, IMF, Greece, Socialism, General Motors, TARP, Obesity, Climate Change, Value Added Tax (VAT), Arizona SB 1070, Education, HSPE….

Grading:                       Platform                       75  Points

                                    Presentation                  25  Points

                                    Total                          100  Points