American Campaigns and Elections
•Download as PPT, PDF•
2 likes•595 views
The document discusses various aspects of voting and elections in the United States, including voter turnout rates, factors that influence voter participation, historical restrictions on voting rights, how elections are conducted, criticisms of the electoral college system, and ideas for improving voter participation. It provides data on voter turnout for different age groups and other countries. Potential issues with voting methods like punch card ballots and possible vote fraud are also examined.
More Related Content
Viewers also liked
Viewers also liked (20)
Similar to American Campaigns and Elections
Similar to American Campaigns and Elections (20)
More from wtidwell
More from wtidwell (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
American Campaigns and Elections
- 1. Chapter 11: Voting and Elections pp. 192 – 200, 204 - 215
- 2. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning © 2000 AP/ Wide World Photos © 2000 AP/Wide World Photos
- 4. Voter Turnout for Presidential and Congressional Elections, 1904–2006 Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 5. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning Voting in the 2004 Presidential Election by Age Group
- 6. Voter Participation in Other Countries Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 8. Factors Influencing Who Votes Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
- 12. Internet Voting Revolution Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning Click the icon to open the movie
- 14. Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning © AP/ Wide World Photos © Archaubault /U.S. News & World Report
- 18. State Electoral Votes in 2008 Copyright © 2009 Cengage Learning
Editor's Notes
- In congressional elections in years when a president is not elected, the turnout rates are lower. Turnout rates are even lower yet for most local elections.
- Turnout is given as a percentage of the voting-age citizen population. Turnout data is collected by the Census Bureau and is not available for several months after the election.
- Various media stars have often attempted to increase the number of minorities and young voters participating in elections. Here, music and fashion mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs announces the creation of a new voter registration organization called Citizen Change in New York City.
- The map of the United States shown here is distorted to show the relative weight of the states in terms of the electoral votes in 2000, following the changes required by the 2000 census. A candidate must win 270 electoral votes to be elected president.
- www.democrats.org and www.rnc.org Links to the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee. Each of these pages contains information about the campaign organizations of the two national parties. www.rockthevote.com/home.php Rock the Vote encourages young voters to register and vote and provides nonpartisan information about campaigns and issues. www.fairvote.org Students can learn about the impact of different voting systems on election strategies and outcomes at the Center for Voting and Democracy.