Warm-upCollect the voter registration form from the counter and complete.

Have out your vocabulary homework to be checked.

After the Warm-up, we will organize your notebook.

Vocabulary CheckTwo party systemPolitical partyThird partyPlatformRecruitNominationMass mediaSocial mediaPublic policyBallotApathyElectorate

Polling placePropagandaBiasEditorialInterest groupPolitical Action

Committee (PAC)Soft moneyElectoral collegeElectorWinner-take-all system

Notebook Set-upCitizenship Unit Study

Guide

Political Parties and Elections Unit

(Table of Contents)

Crossword Puzzle Vocabulary List

Warm-upPreview

Voting In Virginia Notes

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Voting in Virginia

Daily Objectives1. What are the qualifications

for voter registration in Virginia?

2. What factors determine voter registration and turnout?

Preview activity: Write an answer to the question below on your warm-up page (underneath the registration form)

If you were eligible to vote in the upcoming election, who would you vote for and explain your answer

Barack Obama (Democrat)

Mitt Romney (Republican).

How is voting part of the “Political Process” ? Voting is a basic responsibility of

citizenshipRegistration is required before a

citizen may voteOnly citizens who register may

participate in primary and general elections

The number of citizens who register and vote is related to how important election issues are

What are primaries? Think of a basketball tournament…out of all of the good teams, who goes

to the finals? Answer: They hold quarter & semi

finals to narrow down the list of teams.

Political Parties do this in elections. Each political party can only send one person to run in the General Election. How do they decide?

Answer: They hold primaries (or semi finals) which are elections to help the political party decide who should run for their party in the General Election.

Don’t write

1. Must be aU.S. citizen

2. Must be a residentof Virginia andprecinct

3. Must be 18 by the GeneralElection Day

What are the qualifications to vote?

(add this as a bullet)To be eligible to

vote means that you are part of the electorate.

Once you are registered, you may vote on General Election Day which is always…

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

Go to your official polling place on that day to cast your ballot and vote

EVERY VOTE COUNTS

Don’t write

How to register to vote? Mail application

In person at-Registrar’s officeDMV (Division of Motor Vehicles)Other sites

Registration is closed 22 days before elections

Brainstorm If the process is so simple, why doesn’t everyone vote?

Failure to vote

Why do people fail to vote? 1. Apathy- lack of interest

2. Fail to register

What factors predict which citizens will vote?

1. Age2. Education3. Income

Generally, the more you have , the more likely you are to vote.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/2004US_election_map.jpg

More people votein presidential elections than in state and local elections.

How can students under 18 participate in the democratic (political) process? Direct participation in campaignsParticipate in classroom and on-line

simulations

EVERY VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

ODDS AND ENDS REVIEWWho is most likely to vote?

How many days before the election must a person register? 22

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true

Name the 3 qualifications to vote in Virginia.

1. Citizen of the US2. Resident of

Virginia 3. 18 years old

Objective Check1. What are the qualifications for

voter registration in Virginia?

2. What factors determine voter registration and turnout?

Return Tests (cartoon)

Do you want to do test corrections?

You have to sign a contract and do some re-learning work. This will be due in 3 class periods.

Take the re-test in Resource or your lunch

Maximum points back- 20

Everyone has to complete the Checkpoint work whether you do the re-test or not.

You will have time to start this in class today once you have finished your pairs activity.

Pairs ActivityWith your 3: 00 partner:

Create a poster about voting- due at the end of class

Ideas: Why voting is importantHow to qualify and where to voteEncourage more people to voteAdvertise one of the presidential candidates and

encourage people to vote for him