meggo Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 okay. so i'm teaching civics for the first time. tomorrow we're having a mock election to show how first-past-the-post works out, and d_rawk pointed out to me that it's not accurate to simply vote for parties, it's really PEOPLE you're voting for. who woulda thought? so i've been racking(?) wracking (?) my brain, thinking of how to work this out. i've decided that using celebrity names might be fun and a way to help it stick in their sweet little brains. so now the task of coming up with celebrity names! the parties i'm using on the ballots are liberals, conservatives, NDP, BQ and greens. so far i've got 'liberal ludacris'. LUDA! hehe, yes i'm that cool. so. any more suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 There should be at least one last name in common across all the parties, but with each party having it listed using a different/wacky spelling of the name. For example:Boo-chardBirchawedBoot-chawedBouch-awredand so on. And if it gets confusing for the candidates (so that people forget which person is "Boo-chard" and which "Boot-chawed", and whether they're at all related), so much the better.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Constance (Connie) ConservativeGreenie 'Green-Thumb' MulchNewt 'No Doubt Please' Demotfeeling rather silly (and drunk), but hope that inspires! Red-wine therapy continues, YAY!~!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 hahah, thanks guys! i now realize that i need 25 names, as there are 5 ridings and 5 candidates per riding [this was previously hidden to me as i am undergoing a similar therapy... ]. phshaw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Connie the ConservativeLibby the LiberalLefty the left-wing pinko NDPer (or else Ned of the NDP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Bongy Bongerton from the Green Party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 it's not accurate to simply vote for parties, it's really PEOPLE you're voting for.I think it's a combination of party, local candidate, and leader of the party ie. = next Prime Minister.ie. who a voter in a given riding decides who to vote for is based on which of the following they feel is more important, or in which combo...- who they want to be their local representative- what party they want to form gov't/which leader they want to be PM...not trying to get all cerbral in my own merlot-induced haze, but I think this is pretty accurate...ie. you may like the Green Party candidate, but when you look to the national picture, you really don't want the Liberals to form Gov't so you vote for Connie based on that....the whole strategic voting thing which is kinda good to get out there IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeker Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 you really don't want the Liberals to form Gov't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 bongy bongerton, heheheh.. i'm sure they would LOVE that. they were very excited about the green party, and even more so to learn that there is actually a marijuana party... thanks hux, i'm happy to get any and all input regarding this course and how to run it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 ned flanservative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 meggo -- take the easy way out and have Hux come in as a guest speaker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 don't think i haven't considered it! still a possbility, but i think indoctrination is against the rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Absolutely, party concerns factor into the way people vote, and people may choose (and often *do* choose) a candidate based on that candidate's party affiliation. But these are kids who know nothing of how the election process functions, and probably are already walking around with the misconception that you get presented with a ballot that looks something like: check one box below [ ] Liberal Party [ ] Conservatice Party of Canada [ ] NDP etc.., and many of whom are probably also under the impression that we vote for our PM directly in the way that the Americans directly elect their President. Essentially, even in their mock election, they are going to be 'voting' based on how they feel about the various parties, because the 'candidates' are fictional and essentially only made up names. But it would be big disservice, I think, to furthur entrench the misconception that they are probably already operating under that when they do this for real, they are going to be presented with nothing but a list of party names. As to why people pick the representatives they pick, I think Hux is totally right. That's the way I do it, too. As for the 'merit' of strategic voting, I'm biting my tongue to avert a fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Meggo, here's my suggestion for a ballot: check one box below: [ ] Liberal Party [ ] more homework Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 yes.. candidates... which, by the way... ahem, ahem... i have resorted to names like "big bad BQ bill", etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 yeah! - how about Simpsons candidates?Lib - Marge/Bart?Cons - FlandersNDP - Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Meggo, here's my suggestion for a ballot:check one box below: [ ] Liberal Party [ ] more homework bwhahahahahahaha! gold, Geoff, gold!! seriously, meggo, work something like this into a lesson plan on political promises!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 check one box below:[ ] Liberal Party [ ] more homework i think many of the kids are already quite pro-liberal, despite this-and-that-scandal on the news. when i get frustrated and give them the fake-angry-squinty-eyed-glare, they tell me i look like that conservative leader [whose name i swear i have ne'er sullied in class... ] i suppose it's my job to try and help them gain a broader view! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Some things that came to mind:- Liberal Lenin- Tory Spelling- NDP Castro- Green Garcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaidy Mae Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 No Tom Green yet? Shucks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 (edited) thanks for your help folks! the kids got a big kick out of it. "did you make up these names yourself, miss?" edit to add: and if you think of any more - feel free to throw them in. i'm teaching this course 3 more times this year and a few of the names i made up were weak. Edited October 13, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 ok, I'm late in this thread but I do have 1 thing to contribute: Wrack is a verb Rack is a noun Although, I suppose you could "rack" someone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 And RAQ is a band.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 phew! thanks douglas. how i despise grammatical errors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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