Warm-up:1) Get the “Propaganda Matching” sheet.

Glue it below the Warm-up essays from last class and complete the matching.

2) Have out your homework on “Campaign Financing” to be graded.

3) Glue this worksheet on the next right hand page across from your Warm-up essays and Propaganda Matching.

4) Returned papers- Where do they go? Debate guide- left hand page after Campaign

Finance Propaganda Analysis – next right hand page

___ Bandwagon A. only one side of an issue

___ Endorsement B. Calling someone a bad name or giving them an unpleasant label

___ Stacked Cards C. A logo or image candidates hopes helps you remember their ad

___ Just Plain Folks D. Thinking everyone else agrees with an interest groups viewpoint or everyone else is going to vote for a candidate

___ Name-Calling E. Supporting a candidate because someone famous stated they like and approve of them

___ Symbols F. Appeal to the every day, average voter by making them think that a candidate is just like you, with the same desires and concerns

Daily Objectives1. How has increased campaign costs

affected running for political office?

2. What is “Campaign Finance Reform”?

Campaigns Costs

DiscussionWhat do you think candidates spend

money on in a campaign?   How much money do you think they spend

per campaign today?  Do you think anyone who wants to run for

office can afford to? Why or why not?

• Campaign funds pay for TV ads, airfares, worker salaries, and professional campaign consultants.

• They also pay for computers, phones, postage, and printing costs.

• Local races may cost only a few thousand dollars.

• Congressional races average about $1.5 million.

• A presidential race can cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Running for Office

Let’s look at some campaign funding and expenses!

2008 Presidential Campaign

2012 Presidential Campaign

Contributions

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.php?cycle=2008

Expenseshttp://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/expenditures.php?cycle=2008

Expenses

• http://www.opensecrets.org/pres12/index.php

Running for political office isEXPENSIVEThe high cost of getting elected has changed the way candidates campaign for elected office.

RISING CAMPAIGN COSTS HAVE:

Requires candidates to conduct extensive fundraising

•To help pay for campaigning

Limits opportunities to run for public office

•You can’t come up with the money, you can’t run for office.

Gives an advantage to wealthy individuals

They can afford to put in some of their own money and they have rich friends!

Gives interest groups increased influence in public policy

They will lobby a candidate with promises of additional money if they help to get the candidate elected and if the candidate supports their issue while in office. It works!

Short Safari Montage Video

INTEREST GROUPSDefined: groups of people that influence government officials by giving them $

POSITIVES:

NEGATIVES:

• http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/index.php?party=A&cycle=2012

• http://www.opensecrets.org/parties/index.php

Encourages the development of political action committees (PAC)

They are allowed to donate unlimited amounts of soft money to a campaign. Whereas, individuals and business donations are limited.

Cash for campaigns

By 1972, the government saw the unfairness in the way money was distributed and used for campaigns.

The government started Campaign Finance Reform Laws.

Political Cartoon

These laws- •Are in response to rising campaign costs

•Want to reform campaign financing

•Establish limits on the amount that individuals may contribute to political candidates and campaigns

Campaign Finance Reforms

This is called soft money because it does not go to the candidate directly but to the political party who can spend it on the candidate.

DID YOU KNOW? That the government has not placed as many limits on PAC contributions. That is why that group is growing and gives more money.

Why do you think the amount candidates give to their own campaign is the least?

Complete today’s lesson Next class

1) Write a conclusion for today’s lesson and get it stamped.

2) Refer to the objectives on the board. You can write it on your lined page.

3) Get a game board and play the “Campaign Finance” Game for the rest of class.

VOCAB QUIZ NEXT CLASS

• Platform• Mass media• Social media• Public policy• Propaganda

• Bias• Editorial

• Interest Group• PAC

• Soft money

Notebooks due next week