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Homework : Prez Election RQs due next Monday

FrontPage : Turn in your webquest /voter registration; have research questions on your desk . Why don’t people vote?. Fully Functional Nintendo Controller Coffee Table. Homework : Prez Election RQs due next Monday. Who Votes, Who Doesn’t and Why…. Influences on Voters Part 1: .

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Homework : Prez Election RQs due next Monday

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  1. FrontPage:Turn in your webquest/voter registration; have research questions on your desk. Why don’t people vote? Fully Functional Nintendo Controller Coffee Table Homework: Prez Election RQs due next Monday

  2. Who Votes, Who Doesn’t and Why… Influences on Voters Part 1:

  3. Why do people vote? • Civic duty? • Influence policies? • Bored? • PB + D <C? P = probability that vote will matter B = perceived benefit that a person will receive if their party wins D = civic duty/democracy, or any personal gratification a person receives from voting C = cost of “doing business”

  4. Age and Gender

  5. Income

  6. Education

  7. Turnout by Race

  8. Turnout by party…so, who votes more? • This chart shows approximately how many people are registered members of each political party.

  9. The Type of Election • Why do you think the type of election matters?

  10. Historical Voter Turnout

  11. Comparing Voter Turnout

  12. What other factors influence whether people turn out to vote? • What other factors did you find? • What else might influence people to turn out or stay away? • Weather • “Ballot fatigue” • And in presidential years, “time-zone fallout” • The polls • Candidate in the lead? • Candidate trailing? • Propaganda…and negative campaigning… • How do you think this impacts voter turnout?

  13. Why don’t people vote? • Vote doesn’t matter • No interest in politics • Don’t like any candidates • Too busy • Other reasons?

  14. Why Tuesday? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WvoGlQ7zH8

  15. How can we increase voter turnout?

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