Objectives:
Describe the voting rights protections in the Constitution and in legislation.
Describe the different models of voting behavior.
Starter: How many states have added restrictions on voting in the last decade?
25! Here is a list of them.
1.How accurate was your prediction?
2.How surprising is this map?
3.What is the big story this map tells?
4.What geographical patterns do you see in this map?
5.Why is that?
6.Is voter suppression a smart long-term strategy for a political party?
7.Although there have been almost zero examples of voter fraud over the past decade, these restrictions are passed in the name of stopping voter fraud. What do you think these laws are really trying to stop?
8.What groups of citizens are these voting restrictions mostly geared towards?
9.Explain your opinion of state laws passed to limit one of the most fundamental rights of citizens.
10.Why would any political party try to limit voting?
11.Do you think that most people in the 25 states that have made it harder to vote are aware that their states are limiting people's voting rights?
12.How much do you think this affected the 2016 presidential election?
13.How much impact do you think this will have on the 2020 presidential election?
Look Over Test
Unit 5 Study Guide
Last one! Here it is!
Linkage Institutions
Linkage institutions are things that connect people with the government. We'll be looking at these throughout the unit, so let's become familiar with the concepts.
2AB 4B
2AB 4B
Expansion of Voting Rights
Federal laws and constitutional amendments have eliminated restrictions on the right to vote, thus dramatically expanding the American electorate. However, some barriers to voting remain.
2AB 4B
How do changes to the voting requirements demonstrate federalism? Have states been recapturing some of this power?
2AB 4B
How do changes to the voting requirements demonstrate federalism? Have states been recapturing some of this power?
Word of the Day
suffrage/franchise
- Define it
- Use an example
- Who in the room has gained suffrage?
- What types of people are disenfranchised today?
Determining Who to Vote For
There are many cross-pressures on citizens when deciding for whom to cast their vote. Now we'll take a look at some of the largest predictors of voter choice.
2AB 4B
2AB 4B
Closer: Describe the different models of voting behavior.
On Deck
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Finish Ch. 9
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