1. Agenda- 3/1 Grab a chromebook and the handout!
Current events
Crash Course- How Voters Decide (LS)
Unit 3 Lecture 3- Voter Behavior (RS)
Begin Create-a-Party Project (LS)
HW: -Bring materials for project
-Community service due Wednesday- 1st hours on Google Classroom!
-Test corrections tomorrow during Titan 28!

2. Crash Course Government- How Voters Decide

3. Unit 3 Lecture 3 Voter Behavior
-What is the history of voting rights in America?
-Who can, can’t and doesn’t vote?
-What are the factors that influence how one votes?

4. In American history, have we expanded or limited voting rights over time?
Removed religious qualifications
15th Amendment
19th Amendment
1960’s Civil Rights Movement
26th Amendment

5. What are the basic qualifications for voting?
Citizenship
Age
Residence
Registration
*Literacy tests and poll taxes illegal!
*Mentally ill and convicted felons can have vote taken away

6. What are the reasons people choose to NOT vote?
Political efficacy
The belief that politics is efficient, and so your vote matters – thus, you are more likely to participate politically.
Ballot fatigue
Off-year elections
Voting procedures
“Cannot-voters” vs. “do not-voters”

7. What sociological factors influence voter behavior?
Income/Occupation
Education
Gender
Age
Religion
Race
Geography
Family and other groups

8. What psychological factors influence voter behavior??
Party identification
Straight-ticket vs. split-ticket voting
Independents
Candidates and issues

9. Create a Party!
You will make groups of 4, with people who share similar political views with you (use your isidewith.com results). Start by making a list of the following in each of your notebooks on a left-side page: political issues 2. Your policy on each of those issues 3. A party name 4. A party symbol 5. A candidate for President (one of you guys ; )

10. Create a Party! You might want to bring to class tomorrow: Pictures
When you are done with those five things, create a party platform to present to the class. These projects will be finished on Friday and presented on Monday March 5th (see handout).
You might want to bring to class tomorrow:
Pictures
Coloring materials
A picture of your candidate

11. Monday ; ) 1) You will have max of 15 minutes to “bring it together”
2) Facebook Profile & Tweets must be printed
3) FB/Tweets & Tri-Fold will be turned in to me as you come up to give the speech
4) The Presidential Candidate should be the one writing the speech but doesn’t have to be
5) Have another team-member come and hold your poster up as you give the speech
6) The voters will be allowed to ask a total of 2 questions per candidate
7) VOTE ; )