Name/Class: ______

Where Do You Stand?

The Search for Political Identity

EQ: How do I establish a political identity and what does it mean to do so?

Part 1:

Be sure to follow all directions as listed on the WebQuest. Remember: your matches are based on percentages. Your ideal theoretical candidate does not exist; this is simply a summation of your beliefs.

  1. Write down: your CLOSEST party match and the percentage here: ______
  1. Next closest party match and percentage: ______
  1. Party with the LEAST agreement and percentage: ______

Click on your CLOSEST match and read through the issues for more information.

Choose 2 issues that are important to you. Write down the issue, your candidate’s stand

on the issue, and your position.

Issue #1: ______

Candidate’s stand:

Your stand if different:

Issue #2: ______

Candidate’s stand:

Your stand if different:

Now, click on your party with the LEAST agreement and read the candidate’s stand on

the same two issues. Choose one to report on.

Issue: ______

Candidate’s stand:

Are you surprised that you matched with the candidate/party that you did? Explain your

answer.

Part 2. Look up information on political parties.

MOST LIKE ME

  1. Write the web address of your closest party match:______
  1. Write down the FIVE most substantive and interesting things you found out about your party.
  2. NOTE: Spend some time looking around the website. They probably don’t have a link to “all the most important stuff about our party.”
  1. Could you find the major beliefs (platform) of the party? If not, what was the problem you faced in trying to find out what the party believed in? If yes, write down THREE that are not listed above in “c”.

LEAST LIKE ME

  1. Write the web address of the party with least agreement:______
  1. Write down the FIVE most substantive and interesting things you found out aboutthis party.
  1. What is the party’s platform?

INTERESTING TO ME

  1. Choose one other political party that looks interesting to you. Write down thename of the party and its web address.

Name: ______

Web address: ______

  1. Write down the FIVE most substantive and interesting things you found out about this party.
  1. What is the party’s platform?

Part 3. Choose one of these sites:

CIRCLE the site you used.

Using bullet points, briefly summarize what you found of greatest substance and interest.

Explain why you would or would not use this website for information.

Do you believe the website is biased toward or against the party that is most like you?

Explain your response.

Based on your research into political parties, write a paragraph summarizing what you

know about your political identity. Use supporting evidence from the websites to support

your response.

When you have finished, go to

The password is “vikings”