Two+Party

Students will be split in half: one side will be the Republican Party, the other side will be the Whig Party. Each side is to research these first two political parties that were formed. I will go over them briefly in class, but the rest is up to the students. They should be researching the major political figures in each party, what type of people were in favor of each party (farmers, business men, etc), what were their political stances, and who one the first political election (why). After they have gathered their research each team (political party) is to nominate two people to represent their party. They both will debate why their political party is better than the other by using the evidence and research they have gathered. I will monitor the debate and the rest of the students are allowed to help their candidates at the end of the debate (if needed). After the debate is over students will vote on which party deserved to win the first election based on the debate and give their reasoning why (If their is a tie, I will break it). I will asses my students based on the debate, and on their reasoning for why they voted the way they did.