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Voting (5e)
Page 43
What nationality are you?
Well, my mother was born in Iceland, and my father was born in Cuba.So, I guess that makes me an Ice Cube.
Standard 5e
Essential Understandings: Voting is a basic responsibility of citizenship. Voter registration is required before a citizen may vote. The number of citizens who register and vote is related to how important election issues are to citizens.
Essential Questions: what are the qualifications for voter registration in Virginia? What factors influence voter registration and turnout?
Vocabulary: voter registration,
Who may propose an amendment to the U.S.
Constitution?
What are the first three
words of the U.S.
Constitution?
Which purpose of government
according to the Preamble is
being fulfilled when the
government ensures your
freedom of speech?
Which early American document
guaranteed rights of
Englishman to the colonists?
Which early American
document first established the
idea that all people are
equal under the law?
Which foundational principle of government
means a government where the
people rule?
Name one check that the
Judicial Branch has
over the Executive Branch.
What vocabulary
term means a division of
power between a national and
state governments?
What do we call the Supreme Court’s power to say that an act or law is
unconstitutional?
Voting is a basic responsibility of citizenship. With voter
registration required before a citizen may vote, the number of citizens who register and vote is
generally related to how important election issues are to
citizens. Only citizens who register can participate in primary
and general elections.
Qualifications to register to vote in Virginia
• Citizen of the United States
Qualifications to register to vote in Virginia
• Citizen of the United States
• Resident of Virginia and precinct
Qualifications to register to vote in Virginia
• Citizen of the United States
• Resident of Virginia and precinct
• 18 years of age by day of general election
How to register in Virginia
• In person at the registrar’s office, at the Division of Motor Vehicles, or at other designated sites
• By mail application
• Registration is closed 22 days before elections
Factors in predicting which citizen will vote
• AGE
• EDUCATION
• INCOME
Why citizens fail to vote
• Lack of interest
• Failure to register
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The percentage of voters who participate in presidential elections is usually greater than the percentage of voters who participate in
state and local elections.
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/usgovernmentandlaw/voting/
On the left side of your notebook, illustrate with words, drawing, (or both) a person who is likely to vote. Then illustrate a person is not likely to
vote.
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