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Chapter 11: Voting and Elections
pp. 192 – 200, 204 - 215
Chapter 11: Voting and Elections
pp. 192 – 200, 204 - 215
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© 2000 AP/ Wide World Photos © 2000 AP/Wide World Photos
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Turning Out to VoteTurning Out to Vote
The Effect of Low Voter Turnout• Some feel low voter participation is a threat to
representative democratic government• Others feel it represents satisfaction with the
status quo
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Voter Turnout for Presidential and Congressional Elections, 1904–2006
Voter Turnout for Presidential and Congressional Elections, 1904–2006
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Voting in the 2004 Presidential Election by Age Group
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Voter Participation
in Other Countries
Voter Participation
in Other Countries
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Factors Influencing Who Votes
Factors Influencing Who Votes
Age
Education
Minority status
Income
Two-party competition
(Peter Morgan/Reuters/Corbis)
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Factors Influencing Who Votes
Factors Influencing Who Votes
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Why People Do Not VoteWhy People Do Not Vote
Uninformative media coverage and negative campaigning
The rational ignorance effect
Plans for improving voter turnout
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Restrictions on VotingRestrictions on Voting
Historical Restrictions• Property requirements• Further extensions of the franchise• Is the franchise still too restrictive?
Current Eligibility and Registration Requirements
Extension of the Voting Rights Act
(Library of Congress, NAACP Collection)
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How Are Elections Conducted?
How Are Elections Conducted?
Ballots• Office-block ballot groups
candidates for elective office together under the title of the office
• States that use the party-column ballot list candidates in columns arranged by political parties
Voting by Mail© 2003 AP/Wide World Photos
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Internet Voting RevolutionInternet Voting Revolution
Click the icon to open the movie
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Questions Questions
Do you think the United States should institute Internet voting?
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© Archaubault /U.S. News & World Report
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How Are Elections Conducted?
How Are Elections Conducted?
Vote Fraud• Failure to purge the electoral rolls of voters
who have died or moved opens up possibilities of fraud.
• Mistakes by voting officials: In some locales voting officials have purged many legitimate voters from the rolls by mistake.
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How Are Elections Conducted?
How Are Elections Conducted?
The Importance of the Voting Machine• 2004 presidential election – Florida’s punch card
ballots• 2002 Help America Vote Act established the U.S.
Election Assistance Commission
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The Electoral CollegeThe Electoral College
The Choice of Electors
The Electors’ Commitment
Criticisms of the Electoral College
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State Electoral Votes in 2008State Electoral Votes in 2008
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Web Links Web Links
The Democratic Party
The GOP
Rock the Vote
The Center for Voting and Democracy
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