B. 4-6 Minute Minimum from Each Person (8 Minute Maximum)

Mr. DeSantis AP Government Presentations

Requirements: The following list shows all of the criteria necessary for the oral project.

I. Criteria A. 4- 6 people for each group. B. 4-6 minute minimum from each person (8 minute maximum). C. Visual Aids – please use one of the following to present your topic: 1. PowerPoint – at least 6 slides (title, content, bibliography) 2. Prezi – 6 “screens” (title, content, bibliography) 3. Google Docs - Ppt

D. It is expected that each presentation will be thoroughly engaging. As a result, no one will be allowed to read from a script. Presentations must be rehearsed ahead of time. Please do not just read to the class from your PowerPoint or Prezi presentation.

E. Bibliography 1. 4 source minimum. 2. Each person must use at least 4 sources in their presentation. However, groups can share up to 2 sources with other group members. 3. Put your Bibliography on the last slide of your presentation – each person must do this. Please use EasyBib to cite things properly (use MLA format) : http://www.easybib.com 4. One source that everyone can use is: https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_candidates,_2016 Neither your textbook nor Wikipedia can count as a source on your bibliography.

II. Topics A. Only one topic question will be researched by each group in each class hour. B. Political Parties – choose from the following topics: 1. Democratic Party 2. Republican Party 3. Libertarian Party 4. Green Party 5. Reform Party (historic)

C. The group will report on the following: (as a suggestion, assign each item to a different individual in the group) 1. History (1-2 people): The history of the party (When did it start? Who was its founder? How has it spread throughout the country? Is there a pattern to when/how they have won elections (i.e. Democrats in the 1930s vs. Republicans winning in the 1950s)?), are there any “big” candidates that stick out historically (i.e. Hamilton for the Federalists or Jefferson for the Anti-Federalists)? Other topics? 2. Platform (1-2 people): The party’s platform (Which issues does the party support? Which ones do they not support? Why? Specifically, what’s their position on recent issues? National Healthcare? Immigration? Wall Street? Social Security? Foreign Policy, etc.); 3. Candidate(s) (1 person): History and profile of the current candidate(s) for the party (for the next Presidential Election). You can use either the candidates from the last election, or project who may be running in the next one; 4. Constitution (1 person): Relate the party’s purpose to the Constitution – for example, the Federalists believed in a strong federal government with a ruling elite. This was shown with the “filtering” system seen in the Electoral College and other places. The Anti-Federalists wanted local autonomy among the states and this was shown in the Bill of Rights, specifically the 10th Amendment. Does your topic have any such foundational belief that can be traced to a specific part of the Constitution? Or, other founding documents? Court Cases? Why or why not?

D. Each group will prepare a presentation intended to convince their classmates to work for and vote for the election of the candidate (and party) being featured by the group.

E. Each group will create a trifold brochure which highlights the major reasons why voters ought to seek that candidate’s election, including why that political party should be in power, and make copies available for both the students and the teacher. Examples/formats will be provided in class.

III. Calendar and Grading

A. Class time will be provided for working on this assignment on the following dates ______

B. Presentations will be presented in the order shown above 1-5, and will begin on ______.

C. Presentations will be worth 100 points.

D. Rubrics (evaluation forms) will be used in determining oral project grades. Each student will receive a copy.