1. Voting Behavior

2. Today’s Agenda  Objective: Students will be able to study voter patterns and analyze partisan trends  Essential Skill: Explicitly assess information and draw conclusions

3. Two Truths and a Lie  For each of the following slides, two statements will be true and one will be false. Can you figure it out?

4. Two Truths and a Lie  Non-Hispanic whites constitute most of the voting age citizen population.  Women are more likely to vote.  Men are more likely to vote

5. Two Truths and a Lie  Single people are more likely to vote  Married people are more likely to vote.  Homeowners and longtime residents are more likely to vote.

6. Two Truths and a Lie  Most people vote in person instead of using absentee ballots.  Voting regulations are controlled by the states  Native citizens are less likely to register and vote than naturalized citizens.

7. Two Truths and a Lie  The peak age group for voting is usually 65 and above  People with less education, lower incomes and the unemployed are more likely to vote.  Higher income rates lead to higher voter turnout

8. Two Truths and a Lie  People in the East are most likely to register and vote  People in the Midwest are most likely to register and vote.  Voting rates are higher in states with same-day registration.

9. 2012 Election Results

10. Homework Tonight  Read and take notes on Ch. 6 Section 4

11. Packet  With your partner analyze the documents and complete the worksheet.  Be prepared to discuss your answers

15. Non-Voters and Voter ID Laws Voter ID Laws http://www.voanews.com/content/us -voting-restrictions-fuel- tensions/2902011.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012 /06/25/mike-turzai-voter- id_n_1625646.html

16. Reflection  How do factors such as race, age, income, gender, education, location, and religion affect voter behavior? How would this impact political parties?

17. TOMORROW…  Working with a partner to create a comic strip based off of this information  You will choose 1 of the 2 major political parties  You will work with the person who sits next to you  You will create a six slide comic strip  You will submit it for a classwork grade