1. Voter Turnout
Serena Finley & Bre Reed

2. Essential Question
How did the shift in voters change from the
election of 1912-2012?

3. 1912

4. Who ran in the election?
• Roosevelt
• Woodrow Wilson
• William Jennings Bryan

5. Why was it important?
• Marked the take-off point for two progressive
movements
• Increased public awareness of women’s
political work

6. 2012

7. Regulations
Because new regulations are put in place such
as…
• Six states passed the limit early voting rule
• Eight states passed the must have
identification rule

8. Effects
• 1.5 million Americans are affected
• Potential voters may not be able to cast votes
in 2012

9. GOP
Because of the GOP agenda…
• To cut spending
• Roll back Obama’s health care overhaul
• Prevent unelected bureaucrats from
expensing the governments role in society

10. Effects
• Great impact on 2012 elections number
spending habits
“The sooner administration figures out that the
enemy is the bureaucracy and the wasteful
spending, not the other party the better off
we’ll be” –Darrel Issa

11. Continuing…
Money is important to the election process
because candidates have to have money in
order to have
• Campaign staff
• Expenses
• Media ads

12. Tea Party
Tea party is a group that became a force during
the mid term elections because of the growing
national debt and the refusal to do anything
about it.
• Anti-establishment
• Anti-government
• Anti- intellectual
• Anti-Obama

13. Effects
The tea party changed the minds of the
voters, the elections will be different.
Instead of 50% chance of one side and 50%
chance on the other side to began with the
elections are automatically unfair

14. Democratic Split
Barack and Hilary created a split in the
Democratic party during the primaries
Primaries-a preliminary election to appoint
delegates to a party conference or to select the
candidates for a principal, especially
presidential, election

15. Effects
• A Democrat being elected was very likely now
instead of rare
• The Democrat party now had a very equal
chance of being elected.

16. Wealthy Economy
Because the wealthy have a larger than equal
share of political influence it effects the election
rates
“Voters count, resources decide” – Political
Scientists

17. Effects
If your wealthy your not really worried about
money
• Gas
• Licenseio
• Insurance

18. Works Cited
Heritage.org
June 11,2012
Unknown
Ushistory.org,://www.ushistory.org/us/43f.asp
Wednesday, May,2014

19. Works Cited
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics-july-decil-
votingrights_12-14/
Unknown
1996-2014
May 13 2014
www.caffertyfile.blogs.crin.com/2011/08/23/tea-
partyeffect-on-2012-elections/
Jack Cafferty
August 23 2011
May 15 2014