Assignment: American Government
Political Party Systems Presentation
This assignment requires you to create a PowerPoint presentation to explain the two-party political system used in the United States and to describe each party's actions and functions during a presidential election.
You should discuss each party and its respective process to select a nominee for president, identifying each step of the process. It may be helpful to choose a particular presidential election and follow the candidates, from announcing their candidacy to their selection as the party nominee.
Your PowerPoint presentation must consist of 10 to 14 slides, not counting the title and reference slides.
Your presentation must include the items listed below.
• Include a title slide including your name, date, course, and assignment.
• List the presentation's objective(s), a table of contents, or an introductory paragraph/slide.
• Provide information about each political party's structure and composition.
• Include a definition of superdelegates and an example of their impact on an election.
• Identify and summarize the political machines at play and their impact.
• Include information about how media acts as a political socializing agent during an election.
• Provide information about how each party uses the media.
• Include a few bullets describing whether the two-party system remains as a fair and viable process.
• Provide three to four pictures, maps, or graphs that will illustrate important points in your presentation.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.