Through the Lens: North Dakota Returns to Two-Party Politics
After nearly four decades, North Dakota returned to two-party politics with the switch of the Nonpartisan League (NPL) from the Republican to the Democratic Party in 1956. In 1958, the newly formed party nominated the first Democratic-NPL congressman in North Dakota's history, Quentin Burdick, birthing a new generation of state political leaders.
Source
Through the Lens: North Dakota as Seen by Television in the 1950s (1986); State Historical Society of North Dakota
Grade Level
2 - 12
Subject Matter
Social Studies
Standards
Identify similarities and differences between past events and current events in North Dakota (e.g., in the lives of people from different cultures past and present)
Identify the contributions of prominent individuals (e.g., Teddy Roosevelt, La Verendrye, Rough Rider Award winners) to North Dakota
Identify the roles, rights, and responsibilities of a citizen in North Dakota (e.g., obedience to laws, the right to vote)
Explain the significance of scientists, inventors, and historical figures (e.g., Christopher Columbus, Juan Ponce De Leon, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Paul Revere, Benjamin Rush, David Rittenhouse, Thomas Paine)
Explain how people create and change structures of power (e.g., force, elections, wars, reactions to economic conditions and natural disasters)
Identify principles governing individual and group behavior (e.g., cooperation, collaboration, power, conflict) within social dynamics (e.g., familial, political, religious)
Explain how individuals and institutions influence one another (e.g., social processes, peaceful and violent demonstrations, picketing, protests, petitions, group affiliation, citizenship, voting)
Explain the connections between the rights and responsibilities of citizenship (e.g., voting and staying informed on issues; being tried by a jury and serving on juries; having rights and respecting the rights of others)
Evaluate the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and civic participation (e.g., election system and process; naturalization; political activism)