1. Warm Up: Voting & Elections
Define the following vocabulary terms in your Warm-Up Section:
Suffrage
Register
Polling Place
Ballot
Apathy
Voter Turn-Out Rate

2. Quarter 3 : Table of Contents
1 The Federal Courts 2 Interpreting the Constitution
3 The Federal Court System 4 Judicial Branch in a FLASH!
5 The Supreme Court Marbury vs. Madison
7 Supreme Court Procedures 8 James Bond in a Honda?!
9 In Re Gault Gideon v Wainwright
11 Miranda v Arizona U.S. v Nixon
13 Texas v Johnson Gibbons v Ogden
15 Plessy v Ferguson Korematsu v U.S.
17 Brown v Board of Education 18 Tinker v Des Moines
Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier 20 Bush v Gore
21 Becoming a Citizen Citizenship Test
23 Responsibilities of a Citizen 24 The Fourth Branch
25 History of Political Parties 26 Political Cartoons as a Tool
27 Political Party Jigsaw What is Your Party?
29 Who Can Vote? Issues Part 1

3. 29 Who Can Vote? Define & Answer Expanding Suffrage
Based on the slides, describe the and answer the terms and questions below.
Define & Answer
Expanding Suffrage
Voting Requirements
Steps in the Voting
Process (3)
Why Your Vote Counts
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4. Expanding Suffrage
The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal,” according to many, that didn’t mean that all people had suffrage, or voting rights.
Only landowning 21-year old white men could vote initially.
Over time things changed:
15th Amendment – all races can vote
19th Amendment – all women could vote
26th Amendment – voting age is 18

5. Voting Requirements
When you are an American citizen and turn 18 years of age, you could vote in all local, state and national elections
In some states:
If you committed a serious crime, you are not eligible to vote while in prison
Some people who have mental illness may not be allowed to vote
If you are not a citizen you cannot vote in any state

6. Steps in the Voting Process (1)
Registering to Vote - You can register to vote once you turn 18 years old. In some states you need to register at least 25 days before an election. In other states, you can register on Election Day.
You need to fill out a form to register your personal information and your political party. And you also need to show valid proof of citizenship

8. Steps in the Voting Process (2)
2. Preparing to vote – Your vote will determine the outcome of an election and can affect the lives of many people
To prepare, you need to be informed on public issues and current events.
Once you are informed about the issues, you need to decide where you stand on those issues and choose a candidate based off of your opinions.

9. Steps in the Voting Process (3)
3. Casting your Vote – many states allow early voting. Some states also allow voting by mail, or with an absentee ballot if you are temporarily out of your voting locations or in the military.
On Election Day, you go to a polling place to vote. Each precinct, or voting district has one. You need to present identification, get your name checked off of a list, and enter a booth.
When you are in a booth, you cast your ballot secretly.

11. Why Your Vote Counts
It is important to vote because each vote is counted exactly the same way.
Voting is a right and responsibility of citizenship. When you are eligible to vote, you have the opportunity to vote for your leaders, to express your satisfaction and dissatisfaction, and voice your opinions.
Some Americans choose not to vote, and the voter turnout rate decreases. Many people have apathy or think that they are too busy to vote or haven’t registered to vote.

12. 2014 Issues: Part 1
Lets work together to develop a list of what you believe are important issues in our country today
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13. The Issues
Based on our list of issues, work in your groups and discuss both sides of the issue that you are assigned to and write your discussions onto your worksheet. For homework, research facts on your topic and be prepared to share your findings with the rest of the class.