Objective: Explain how cultural factors influence political attitudes and socialization.
Starter: What was the percentage of voter turnout for 18-29 year-olds in the last midterm elections?
1.How accurate was your prediction?
2.What most surprised you about this data?
3.What question do you have about this data?
4.In general, how would you characterize midterm election turnout in the U.S.?
5.How do you think education and race impact voter turnout?
6.Why is that?
7.What is one consequence of this?
8.Based on the data, what generalization could you make about the typical midterm election voter?
9.Which party do you think mostly benefits from this?
10.The liberal base has been energized by the Trump presidency and issues like #metoo, immigration, and gun control. How do you think this is going to impact voter turnout in this year's general election?
11.Historically, the president’s party often gains control of Congress if the president is reelected. Do you think Trump will be reelected and that Republicans will gain control of the House?
12.If Trump loses, what kind of policies do you think might result from a big Democratic victory in the general election?
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Recap: Explain how cultural factors influence political attitudes and socialization.
Review
Form ONE sentence containing each of the following words. It need not be grammatically correct. Do not define them but show the relationship between them.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 1
- equality of opportunity
- political socialization
- categorical grant
- judicial activism
Round 2
- public opinion
- political culture
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Brutus No. 1
Practice Questions
Link here to AP Classroom and practice exams. Questions 1-8, 10-12
Children's Book Review
Share your book with those around you then discuss the following questions:
- What is the title and who is the author of the book?
- Are there pictures? If so, are they any of these: animals, people, transportation, school, food, houses, children, an authority figure, plants, the country
- Is the book colorful? What colors are used? Is color used to delineate between good and bad or right and wrong?
- Are any of these themes found in the book: trust, individualism, community, pride, democracy, us vs. them, tolerance, working together, achievement, loving others, family, quest for knowledge
- Are there any additional political themes present?
- Is there any theme in the book that is related to our current political belief structure?
Brainstorm: Deductive Reasoning
Generational and lifestyle effects also contribute to the political socialization that influences an individual's political attitudes.
Closer: Explain how cultural factors influence political attitudes and socialization.
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