Current Events: Wednesday "presentations" http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/05/10/should-non-citizens-be-allowed-to-vote/ http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/351288/voting-noncitizens-arizona-hans-von-spakovsky http://theleague.com/me/non-citizen-voting-rights-faqs Warm-up: Based on the 2004 statistics, what factors do you think affect the likelihood that a person will vote? What groups tend to be underrepresented in the electoral process? Is our representative democracy really representative of the entire nation? How is the legislative process affected by the lack of voter turnout? Objective: SWBAT identify reasons why many voters do not vote, and evaluate strategies for increasing voter turnout. Make sure you are prepared for Friday's Binder Check (all Chapter 6 Vocabulary and Discussion Questions Completed, Notes for your Glogster, all Handouts completed and in the proper section of your binder).
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