AGENDA: Tues 10/25 & Wed 10/26 Voter Behavior

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AGENDA: Tues 10/25 & Wed 10/26 Voter Behavior Assignment #9: Economics of Voting HW: Party Platform Part 1 & 2: Due Mon 10/31 1

The Economics of Voting: Assignment #9 Read the article “The Economics of Voting.” Take notes about your response to the argument being presented by the author. Do you agree or disagree w/ the author’s perspective? Whether or not you agree that low voter turnout is a serious problem, it seems clear that our government would be more representative if more people voted. Furthermore, low turnout is especially common among young voters. Would you be more likely to vote if voting were no longer voluntary? Why/why not? What about if you would be fined or even jailed for not voting? Why/why not? Should all eligible voters vote? 2

Voters and Voter Behavior 3

The right to vote Suffrage & Franchise - the right to vote By 1800s religious qualifications were eliminated 15th Amendment 19th Amendment Voting Rights Act of 1965 23rd Amendment 24th Amendment 26th Amendment 4

Universal Universal requirements Citizenship Nothing in the Constitution says that an alien should not be able to vote Residency State’s requirement to live in the state need to be < than 31 days in a Presidential election Age Limit cannot be higher than 18 5

Registration Every state but North Dakota requires you to register to vote 6

Persons denied the vote No state allows anyone living in a mental institution to vote. ¼ of the states denies voting to felons. A few states do not allow anyone who is dishonorably discharged from the military to vote. 7

Why people do not vote Over 100 million did not vote in the last Presidential election See Voter turnout chart on pg 165 Cannot voters 10 million resident aliens 5-6 million ill, disabled 500,00 in mental institutions 2-3 million traveling unexpectedly 2 million in jail 100,000 who do not vote based on religious reasons 8

Sociological factors of voting Income, occupation Lower income groups vote Democrat Education Higher percentages of college graduates vote Republican Gender Before 2004 women more likely to vote Democrat. Age Younger people tend to vote Democrat

Sociological factors of voting Religion Protestants=Republican Catholics & Jews= Democrat Ethnic Background African Americans typically vote Democrat Mexican Americans & Puerto Ricans usually vote Democrat Cubans usually vote Republican Family 9/10 married couples share partisan leanings (the same political views) 2/3 people vote like their parents

HW: Party Platform: Part 1 Due: Mon 10/31 Write an overview Write an overview of the specific political party from your “I side with Quiz” (6-8 sentences) Write a response to your match with the candidate (4- 6 sentences) Research parties/ideologies of two other political parties (one that is VERY different and another that is SIMILAR to your match/placement on the spectrum) Write an overview of the parties, specifically focusing on 2 areas of most interest to you (6-8 sentences for each party) 11

Voters Straight ticket Split-ticket Independent Who decides who will vote? Pg 173

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History of electoral votes by state http://www.electoral-vote.com History of electoral votes by state 15

HW: Party Platform: Part 2 DUE: Mon 10/31 Create your own political platform Must have a minimum of 5 issues from the following list: Social, Environmental, Economic, Domestic Policy, Health Care, Foreign Policy, Education, Electoral, Immigration, Science, Other Clearly explain your perspective and plan for how you would want your party to deal w/ each issue (2-3 sentences per issue) 16