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POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION. WHY MUST WE PARTICIPATE?. WHY MUST WE PARTICIPATE?. It is now time to die, Mr. Diddy. Ignorant America. 22 % of Americans can name all five Simpson family members 1 in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms.

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POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

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  1. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

  2. WHY MUST WE PARTICIPATE?

  3. WHY MUST WE PARTICIPATE?

  4. It is now time to die, Mr. Diddy

  5. Ignorant America • 22 % of Americans can name all five Simpson family members • 1 in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms. • 34% know that it is the Congress that declares war • 35% know that Congress can override a presidential veto • "America's ignorance of the outside world" is so great as to constitute a threat to national security.”

  6. ENSURE THAT POLICY REFLECTS INTENSITY & DIRECTION OF POPULAR CONCERNS- MOST CRITICAL INGREDIENT OF A SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRACY PARTICIPATION…

  7. WHAT DOES THIS MODEL SAY ABOUT PARTICIPATION IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS? More % % PARTICIPATING Less % AMT. OF TIME, ENERGY, & KNOWLEDGE

  8. GETTING ELECTED CAMPAIGN VOTING CONTACT GROUP PROTEST INACTIVE WAYS OF PARTICIPATING

  9. GETTING ELECTED Chances you’ll be here?

  10. CAMPAIGNING- I.E. WEARING A BUTTON

  11. CAMPAIGNING- I.E. VOLUNTEERING

  12. Attend a convention?

  13. Attend a rally?

  14. Or watch a “debate”?

  15. Or this?

  16. VOTING- MOST COMMON & SIMPLE METHOD

  17. YET VOTER TURNOUT IS POOR- WHY?

  18. Motor voter Same-day registration Early voting Voting is inconvenient:

  19. What Americans Value: Political Ideologies • Do People Think in Ideological Terms? • Not really… • Group Benefits voters: What are you going to give me? • Nature of the Times: view of politics based on whether times are good or bad • No issue content: vote routinely for party or personality 2012?

  20. MAKING PERSONAL CONTACT

  21. TOWN HALL MEETING EVER ATTEND ONE?

  22. CONTACT VIA PHONE, MAIL, FAX, ETC. SENATOR KAY B. HUTCHISON284 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510-4304202-224-5922202-224-0776 (FAX)202-224-5903 (TDD)

  23. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

  24. PARTICIPATION THROUGH THE GROUPS WE JOIN

  25. "THERE'S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS" Write down all the groups you belong to

  26. UNCONVENTIONAL PARTICIPATION

  27. PEOPLE PROTEST FOR MANY DIFFERENT CAUSES

  28. Protest One Person Short Of Success 02.26.03 WASHINGTON, DC—The counter-inauguration protests held in Washington Wednesday were one person short of success, analysts reported Thursday. "It's a pity that so many people who support our cause didn't make it out," said Jet Heiko, who organized the protest through his website TurnYourBackOnBush.org. "If one more person had come through for us, Bush would have had a moment of clarity and changed his entire approach to governing America." "I guess that one person who didn't show had other plans," Heiko said. Some of the 24,999 protesters who showed up to turn their backs on Bush.

  29. LESS THAN 2% ENGAGE IN PROTEST- WHY?

  30. VIETNAM WAR PROTEST WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

  31. BUDDHIST MONK PROTESTING WAR IN VIETNAM

  32. CIVIL DISOBIEDENCE!

  33. WHO IS THIS FAMOUS AMERICAN?

  34. PRO-LIFE PROTEST

  35. PRO-CHOICE PROTEST

  36. ANTI-WAR PROTEST

  37. PRO-WAR BANNER

  38. REASONS- NONPARTICIPATION • ELDERLY & INFIRMED • INCARCERATED • DESPARATION/POOR • ATTITUDE OF APATHY • ATTITUDE OF ANGER

  39. Exit poll data 2008 2000 What happened?!?

  40. How polls work

  41. CNN Exit Polls Reveal Voters Disapprove Of Everything Democrats, Republicans Hardest Hit byJohn Hayward 11/08/2010 CNN has published itsexit polling datafrom last Tuesday’s House elections.The results paint a portrait of a disgruntled electorate that disapproves of everything, and probably lies to exit pollsters out of spite.

  42. Poll or lead? • But critics say polls make politicians think more about following than leading public • Even though politicians do not track opinion to make policy • Clinton LOVED polling the public • Question wording can affect survey results

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