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 * Unit Three Topics**
 * 1) Political Parties - Roles, Functions
 * 2) Party Eras (1-3)
 * 3) Party Eras (4-6)
 * 4) Critical Elections & Realignment
 * 5) Party Platforms - Define, Platform Examples/Comparison
 * 6) Electoral Process - Primary Phase: Primaries and Caucuses
 * 7) Electoral Process - General Election Phase
 * 8) Electoral College - What is it? How it works?
 * 9) Electoral College - Stay or Go?
 * 10) Campaign Finance
 * 11) Roles and Functions of the Media
 * 12) Campaigns from 1800 to 1850 - Pre-Television Strategies
 * 13) Campaigns from 1854 to 1908 - Pre-Television Strategies
 * 14) Campaign Commercials
 * 15) Satire and Political Cartoons - What are they? How to interpret them? Purpose
 * 16) Criticisms of the Modern Media
 * 17) Interest Groups - What is it? Goals and Purposes
 * 18) Criticisms of Interest Groups
 * 19) Super PACs
 * 20) Election 2012 Recap