Unit III PowerPoint Presentation

State Legislative

Using the state in which you live (or another state of your choice), create a PowerPoint presentation explaining the state election and campaign process, party politics, and legislative organization and procedure. Your presentation shouldconsist of a minimum of 10 slides anda maximum of 14 slides, not including the title and reference slides. In your presentation, please include the following:

title slide including your name and the state you selected

political party structure/make-up

types of primaries

state party organizations

state government structure

campaign methods of a state candidate/incumbent

make-up of your state legislature (i.e., gender, age, profession)

apportioning and districting information

legislative institutionalization of your state

party issues in your state and

three-four pictures, maps,or graphs. Please note:

Your slides should include explanations of the above points. Please do not copy and paste lists of senatorsand representatives into your slides.You may include additional information you feel is relevant, but do not create more than 14 slides. Use your creativity, andorganize the material in a logical and understandable manner.