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| Chapter 7: Political Parties and Elections |
| Interactive Politics Simulation |
After exploring the simulation, answer the following questions and submit them to your instructor.
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| 1. Which activities were the most helpful in boosting your campaign? |
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| 2. In general, the Chamber of Commerce is more supportive of which party? |
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| 3. Why doesn’t the simulation favor using mass mailings in the primary? |
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| 4. If you decided to run as an independent or third-party candidate, what particular challenges would you face by not being affiliated with the Republicans or Democrats? |
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Civil Rights
After exploring the simulation, answer the following questions and submit them to your instructor.
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| 5. List two recommendations from the campaign manager. |
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| 6. Run the simulation twice, once “going negative” and once sticking to your previous strategy? Which is the better approach in order to win? |
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| 7. Were there any close races in your town in the last election? Did either of the candidates in that race “go negative”? |
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