2.2 Our Two-Party System 💭

🎯 Learning Targets

• Summarize the history of political parties in the United States
• Describe the role of third parties in our democracy
• Compare the organization and basic beliefs of the two major parties
• Explore how people choose which political party to support
• Explain how party strength has changed

⏰ What We Did

• Discovered personal ideologies by focusing on 14 current issues

⚙️ Resources

• A1 - Finding Your Political Ideology
• 1s vs. 4s on the Issues

💻 Homework

• Watch and take notes on Lesson 2, Part 3: Choosing Candidates, before T 23 Sep 2025