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chapter6Name:Voters and Voter BehaviorWarmupWhy do voters act as they do?A. Think about all the steps that might be involved with casting a ballot in an election.What steps must a voter take in order to carry out this task responsibly? Identify asmany steps as you can and place them in the flowchart below.Find outhow toregisterCastballotB. What are some of the factors that might prevent a person from casting a vote inan election?1.2.3.4.5.6.C. Voting in an election requires that the voter choose between one of two or morecandidates. What factors influence how a person votes in an election? List as manyfactors as you can think of here.1.2.3.4.5.6.Copyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 43Mag EQJ Unit2.indd 4312/11/08 2:25:33 PM
Chapter 6 Why do voters act as they do?Name:ExplorationI. The Right to VoteFind OutA. When the United States came into being, voting rights were basically limited to whitemen who owned property. Using your print or online textbook or other sources, identifykey developments in the expansion of voting rights. Record these events in the spaceprovided, then connect them to the blank time line below.18001850190019502000What Do You Think?B. Based on the information above, how would you describe the general attitude aboutvoting rights and how it has changed over the history of the United States?Copyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 44Mag EQJ Unit2.indd 4412/11/08 2:25:33 PM
Chapter 6 Why do voters act as they do?Name:What Do You Think?C. Why do you think the nation has expanded voting rights? What does this suggest aboutthe importance of voting rights in the American system of government?II. Voter QualificationsFind OutA. Using your print or online textbook or other sources, identify the requirements that aperson wishing to vote today may have to meet. Also list the reasons that an otherwiseeligible voter may be disqualified.Possible Reasons forVoter DisqualificationPossible Voter Qualifications B. Using your print or online textbook or other sources, identify the common concernsabout voter registration in the United States, and what has been done in recent yearsto address those concerns.CauseEffectSome people do not support voterregistration becauseThe Federal Government respondedto concerns byCopyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 45Mag EQJ Unit2.indd 4512/11/08 2:25:34 PM
Chapter 6 Why do voters act as they do?Name:Find OutC. Another voting-related controversy in the United States is a move by some States torequire identification for voting. Use your print or online textbook or other sources tolearn about voter ID. Then summarize the two sides of the issue below:For Voter IDAgainst Voter IDWhat Do You Think?D. Based on what you have recorded above, what is the balance that the federal and Stategovernments must strike when trying to establish voting requirements for the electorate?III. The Struggle for Civil RightsFind OutA. Using your print or online textbook or other sources, fill in the chart below withinformation about the long struggle for African American voting rican menwin voting rightsSome Statesresponded by . . .CauseAfrican Americansand othersrespond by . . .CauseEffects Copyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 46Mag EQJ Unit2.indd 4612/11/08 2:25:34 PM
Chapter 6 Why do voters act as they do?Name:What Do You Think?B. In the larger sense, the long struggle for civil rights was about human dignity andfreedom. But more specifically, it was about voting rights. On a separate sheet of paper,write a paragraph that explains what this episode in United States history suggestsabout the importance of voting rights. Then address the following question: Despite thelong and difficult struggle for voting rights, why do some people choose not to vote?IV. Voter BehaviorFind OutA. Use your print or online textbook or other sources to find data about voter turnout in thepast four national elections. Use the information you have found to complete the circlegraphs below.2002 Congressional2004 Presidential2006 Congressional2008 PresidentialB. Voter turnout is low in the United States compared to many other democratic nations.Use your print or online textbook or other sources to find some possible reasons whymillions of people do not take part in elections. List the possible reasons below. Copyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 47Mag EQJ Unit2.indd 4712/11/08 2:25:34 PM
Chapter 6 Why do voters act as they do?Name:What Do You Think?C. Suppose you were talking to an eligible voter who was planning not to take part in anupcoming election. Make an argument in favor of taking part in elections that addressessome of the possible reasons for not voting.Find OutD. Experts who study political behavior have identified patterns in the voting behavior ofthe American people. Not every individual’s behavior is predictable, but there are somefactors that relate highly with certain voting behaviors—who votes, and which parties heor she supports. Identify some of the key factors that influence voter behavior and listthem in the chart below.Factors That Influence Voter BehaviorSociological FactorsPsychological Factors What Do You Think?E. Suppose you were preparing to vote in an upcoming election. What are the issues andfactors that you would consider in deciding your vote? Which factors seem unimportant?Write a brief summary of your decision-making process.Copyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 48Mag EQJ Unit2.indd 4812/11/08 2:25:35 PM
Chapter 6 Why do voters act as they do?Name:Apply What You’ve Learned ActivityUse this worksheet to answer the Apply What You’ve Learned questions in your print oronline textbook, and interview a voting-age adult in your community. Use the space belowto summarize the information you collect.Part I—Qualifying to VoteRegistration requirements WhereWhenResidency requirementsIdentification requirementsBasis for voter disqualification Mental competence standard:Rules if dishonorably discharged from military:Rules for voting for felons:Where do you vote in your community?Part II—Voter Attitudes(a)(b)(c)A. D id your interview subject know correctly how to register to vote in your community? Explain.B. D o you agree with your subject’s suggestions for improving voting procedures? Explain.C. D o you think that the process for voting should be made easier or more difficult, orshould it be left the same? Explain your answer.Copyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 49Mag EQJ Unit2.indd 4912/11/08 2:25:35 PM
Chapter 6 Why do voters act as they do?Name:EssayWhy do voters act as they do?Few things are so closely linked to our understanding of democracy than the act of voting.The effort to secure and expand voting rights has been at the heart of some of this nation’sfiercest struggles. As you read the quotations below, think about the meaning of the franchiseto the American people.So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote Ido not possess myself. I cannot make up my mind—it is made up forme. I cannot live as a democratic citizen, observing the laws I havehelped to enact—I can only submit to the edict of others.— Martin Luther King, Jr., Give Us the Ballot, We Will Transform the South, May 17, 1957Under every view of the subject, it seems indispensablethat the mass of the citizens should not be without avoice in making the laws which they are to obey, and inchoosing the magistrates who are to administer them.— James Madison at the Constitutional Convention, 1787What Do You Think?What is your opinion? Write a response to the Essential Question, Why do voters act asthey do? Consider your thoughts on the quotations above, the Guiding Questions in yourtextbook, and the activities you have completed in your Journal. See page 219 for a rubricfor writing an Essential Question essay.Don’t ForgetYour answer to this question will help you thinkabout the Unit 2 Essential Question: In whatways should people participate inpublic affairs?Copyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 50Mag EQJ Unit2.indd 5012/11/08 2:25:35 PM
r 6 Voters and Voter Behavior Why do voters act as they do? A. Think about all the steps that might be involved with casting a ballot in an election. What steps must a voter take in order to carry out this task responsibly? Identify as many steps as
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of women. This article also differs from the exist-ing research on women and politics in a fundamental way. While previous works have focused on women as policymak-ers, our emphasis is on women as voters in a political system. This is a critical area of research as women voters com-prise a signifi cant share in any election
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