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Voting: Our Civic Duty.

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1 Voting: Our Civic Duty

2 Are we fulfilling our duty?
The United States Elections Project:

3 Non-Partisan organizations like Rock the Vote and Declare Yourself have registered over 5 million citizens to vote in a little over the past decade, specifically targeting young people (ages 18-24)

4 1. What language or symbols encourages the viewer to vote?
2. What specific message does the add send about voting?

5 1. What language or symbols encourages the viewer to vote?
2. What specific message does the add send about voting?

6 1. What language or symbols encourages the viewer to vote?
2. What specific message does the add send about voting?

7 How do celebrities affect our views on voting?

8 How does the media affect our views on voting?
Norris, Pippa. Tuned Out Voters?: Media Impact on Campaign Learning. Harvard University: 2004.

9 NBC News Report on Political Knowledge Less than a Month Before 2008 Presidential Election

10 Does our civic duty of voting outweigh the fact that many voters are uniformed?

11 Think-Pair-Share How can we become more informed voters?

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