1. Political Beliefs and Behaviors
AP U.S. Government and Politics
Unit 2

3. "How Proud Are You to Be an American?"
% stating “Extremely Proud”
Demographic
2006
Republicans 74
Conservatives 71
Southerners 66
30- to 49-year-olds 62
Some college education
$30,000 to $49,999 per year 61
$75,000 or more per year
50- to 64-year-olds
College graduates 60
All U.S. adults 58
$50,000 to $74,999 per year
65 years and older
High school education or less

4. "How Proud Are You to Be an American?"
% stating “Extremely Proud”
Demographic
2006
Men 58
Women
Moderates 56
$20,000 to $29,999 per year 55
Easterners
Midwesterners
Westerners 54
Independents 53
Postgraduate education 49
Democrats 47
Less than $20,000 per year 46
18- to 29-year-olds
Liberals 40

5. Europe’s Views

6. The American View

7. Religious Subculture

8. Religious Subculture

9. Statement on the “Culture War”

10. Trust in Government: Domestic

11. Trust in Government: Int’l

12. Trust in Government: Int’l vs. Domestic Problems

13. Satisfaction with Government

14. Internal or External Efficacy?

15. Internal or External Efficacy?

18. Gallup Poll

19. Harris Poll PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JOB RATING - TREND
"How would you rate the overall job President Barack Obama is doing?"
Mar. April May June Aug. Sept. Oct.
% % % % % % %
POSITIVE
Excellent
Pretty good
NEGATIVE
Only fair
Poor

20. Presidential Job Approval

21. Barack Obama’s Job Approval
Current (Oct )
Approve: 41%
Disapprove: 52%

22. George W. Bush’s Job Approval
Leaving Office (January 2009)
Approve: 34%
Disapprove: 61%

23. Parental Influence

24. Party ID and Religiosity

25. Ideology and Religion

26. The “Catholic Vote”

27. Abortion and the Gender Gap

28. Gender Gap?

31. The “Marriage Gap”

32. LGBT and Ideology/Party ID

33. Party ID and Age: 18-29

34. Old vs. Young in 2012

35. Ideology and Race/Ethnicity

36. Ideology and Region

37. 2008 Election

38. 2004 Election

39. 2000 Election

40. 1996 Election

41. 1992 Election

42. 1988 Election

43. Conservative America

44. Trends in Party Identification

45. Trends in Party Identification

46. Democratic America

47. Party ID vs. Ideology

48. Analyzing the Ideologies
Liberals/Conservatives
Define your own ideology.
Identify 1-2 issues that highlight your ideology.
Define the opposite ideology.
Identify 1-2 inconsistencies in opposite ideology.
Moderates
Define liberal and conservative ideologies.
Identify 1-2 issues you support in each ideology.
Identify 1-2 inconsistencies in each ideology.

49. Nolan Chart

50. Nolan Chart

51. Voter turnout
Voting-age population (VAP)
Voting-eligible population (VEP)
Register voters

55. Federal Restrictions on States: Voting Requirements
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. (15th Amendment, 1870)
The right of citizens…to…shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax. (24th Amendment, 1964)
No voting qualification or prerequisite to voting, or standard, practice, or procedure shall be imposed or applied by any State or political subdivision to deny or abridge the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color. (Voting Rights Act of 1965)
“…the grandfather clauses in the Maryland and Oklahoma constitutions to be repugnant to the Fifteenth Amendment and therefore null and void.” (Guinn v. United States, 1915)

56. Federal Restrictions on States: Voting Requirements
The right… to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. (19th Amendment, 1920)
The right of citizens…, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. (26th Amendment, 1971)
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof… (17th Amendment, 1913)

57. 2000 Election

58. Election of 2000 National Result Candidate PV EV Bush Gore Nader
47.9%
271
Gore
48.4%
266*
Nader
2.7%
Florida Result
Candidate PV EV
Bush
(2,912,800)
48.85% 25
Gore
(2,912,300)
48.84%
Nader
(97,500)
1.63%
* 1 elector abstained

60. All Kinds of “Chads”

61. Florida Recount: Is this a vote?

62. Voter Apathy

64. Turnout by Race

66. The Minority Vote in 2008

68. Voter Trends Demographic Party Support Strength Demographic
Voter Turnout
Strength