PART I: Minority Party Issues (35 points)
Each group will find as much of the following information about its minority party as possible:
PART II: Comparing the Democratic and Republican Parties (45 points)
(This activity also appears on page 127: "Chapter 5 Review Activity" in your textbook)
Visit the Web sites of the Democratic and Republican parties.
Find a current or recent platform for each party. Use the information to construct a chart comparing the two parties' positions on five major issues.
PART III: Group Presentations (30 points)
When finished with Parts I and II, each group will present its information about the minority party it studied to the class.
(The information in Part II will be discussed as a class and then turned into Mr. Charon for credit!)