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AP US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS CHAPTER 8

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?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? Chapter 8 ? Political Participation seq NL1 \r 0 \h Overview The popular view that Americans do not vote because of apathy is not quite right. It would be much closer to the truth to state that Americans don?t register to vote?but once registered, Americans vote at about the same rate as citizens in other nations. Many other factors?having nothing to do with apathy?also shape participation rates. These include age, race, party organization, barriers to registration, and popular views about the significance of elections.

Political Science 1 Notes

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DEMOCRACY: DEMOS- People KRATOS- To rule DIRECT DEMOCRACY: All people must gather and vote. Census. INDIRECT DEMOCRACY: People must elect a representative, citizens must participate in election in order to have their views represented. Representatives constitutionally responsible to the public. POLITICAL TAXONOMY/ FRAMEWORK LEVELS (Lowest- Highest): The Government Action Level- Making laws, Waging wars, National Defense, Setting Civil Disputes. The Government Level- Legislative Executive Judiciary Federal Branch The Linkage Level- Voting, Elections, Media, Interest Groups, Social Movement, Political Parties. The Structural Level- Culture, Economy, Domestic/International, Constitutional Framework. CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLES: 1: The Legislature Branch: Congress

Data Check - Wilson Book - Political Participation

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DATA CHECK: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AP: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & POLITICS NAME:_______________________________ Read Chapter 8 in your textbook. Answer the questions by looking at the following tables or figures in the chapter. Table 8.1 (Page 184): Two Methods of Calculating Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections, 1948?2008 1. What percentage of the voting age population (give a range) in America voted in these elections? __________________________________________________________________________ 2. What percentage of registered voters (give a range) in America voted in these elections? ___________________________________________________________________________ Table 8.2 (Page 185): Two Ways of Calculating Voting Turnout Here and Abroad

APGOV 1st test study guide

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Page 8-13,14-19,37-42,43-50,740-743, 70-78 What is the definition of government? The institutions that make authoritative decisions for any given society What are the policymaking institutions in the US? The congress, the president, the courts, and federal administrative agencies (bureacracy) What is politics? The process by which we select out governmental leaders and what policies they [ersure. Politics produces suthoritative decisions about public issues What is US vter turnout compared to other countries? America does quite poorly when judges by its voter turnout, with one of the lowest rates in the world Why does voter turn out matter? Voter turn out has an effect on who holds power. Because so many people don?t show up, the results are a distorted sample of the whole.

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Have you ever thought about what?voting means? Voting is having your voice heard voting is being involved voting is having Power! Getting involved in your community is important voting for who is going to represent you is very important has well has voting for rights and amendment?s. For voting in Tennessee you are required to be a citizen of the United States,tennesee resident, be 18 years old, not been convicted of a felony without you civil rights having being restored, and Identification card or four last number of your social security card.

Women's Suffrage

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Women’s Suffrage Suffrage= Full suffrage the right to vote and run for office The Beginning of the Movement Seneca Falls Convention, 1848 • Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott • 250 women, 40 men • Signed the Declaration of Sentiments o Outline women’s oppression and demanded equality After the Civil War different priorities were given to black men and women. In 1870, 15th Amendment passed with no mention of women Fear contributed to the resistance • Hysteria o Make for a dangerous voter • Intellectually inferior o Incapable of using logic • Would start competing with men and would become less feminine as a result o Women more masculine and men more feminine  Transvestites • Family structure would be destroyed
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