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For this discussion, you will identify one issue area that you want investigate. Use the assigned resources below required for this discussion to gather information about the goals and proposals, in that issue area, of three political parties – the Democratic and Republican parties and a third party.

In your initial post of at least 200-250 words, summarize each of the three parties’ policy goals in your issue area.  Compare and contrast the parties' goals in that area. Evaluate each party's goals from two perspectives:

  • Your own political philosophy, values or ideology.
  • How effective each party's goals are likely to be in mobilizing voters to support the party's candidates on the national level. In making your assessment from this perspective, consider what influence the factors which underlie the two-party system have on each party's ability to use its policy proposals to generate voter support.

Justify your conclusions with facts and persuasive reasoning.

Fully respond to all parts of the question. Write in your own words. Support your position with APA citations to two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly.


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Resources for Week Five Discussion – Party Platforms and Winning Elections Before participating in this week’s discussion, “Party Platforms and Winning Elections,” review these resources: 1. Read this chapter from the text, American Government: a. Chapter 9 – Political Parties and Interest Groups 2. Watch the following video: a. Created Equal Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2013, May 21). Episode III - Created equal [Series episode]. Constitution USA with Peter Sagal. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/tpt/constitution-usa-petersagal/watch/created-equal/ 3. Read the following article found in the ProQuest (Search All) database in the Ashford University Library: a. Is America’s two-party system broke? West, D., & Chafets, Z. (2012, April). Is America’s two-party system broken? New York Times Upfront, 144(12), 22. (This brief article presents opposing viewpoints about whether the two-party system works effectively in the United States.) 4. Gather information regarding three political parties’ goals (i.e., Democrats, Republicans, and one other party). Review the information available at the following websites: a. Democratic Party Our Party (http://www.democrats.org/about/our_party) (This page presents national policy goals of the Democratic Party. Click on the “Issues” tab and select a specific policy area.) b. Republican Party Our Party (http://www.gop.com/our-party/) (This page presents national policy goals of the Republican Party. Scroll down on page to select a specific policy area.) c. Directory of U.S. Political Parties Directory of U.S. Political Parties (http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm) (This website presents a comprehensive list of political parties active in the U.S. It also describes each party’s history, program and personalities, and gives web links to get more information about each party’s policy goals.) d. Constitution Party Constitution Party National Platform (http://www.constitutionparty.com/our-principles/2012-2016platform-and-resolutions/) (This page presents national policy goals of the Constitution Party. Scroll down on page to select a specific policy area.) e. Green Party The Ten Key Values of the Green Party (http://www.gp.org/tenkey.shtml) (This page presents national policy goals of the Green Party. Scroll down on page to select a specific policy area.) f. Libertarian Party Issues (http://www.lp.org/issues) (This page presents national policy goals of the Libertarian Party. Scroll down on page to select a specific policy area.)
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