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Research & Presentation Sharing Activity

Examining Political Questions to Develop Argumentative Strategies

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In your own words, what does the Democratic Party Platform say about this issue?
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In your own words, what does the Republican Party Platform say about this issue?
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QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER RE: YOUR ASSIGNED ISSUE
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Use these websites to do online research on the issue youve been assigned:
www.procon.org, www.balancedpolitics.org, and www.debate.org.

From your research, identify at least four (4) arguments that support the
Democratic Partys position on the issue and at least four (4) arguments that
support the Republican Partys position on the issue. Use the space left on this
side of the page as well as the back side to record your findings.
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