1. Warm-up
Collect 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.

3. Vocabulary Check Two party system Political party Third party Platform
Recruit
Nomination
Mass media
Social media
Public policy
Ballot
Apathy
Electorate
Polling place
Propaganda
Bias
Editorial
Interest group
Political Action Committee (PAC)
Soft money
Electoral college
Elector
Winner-take-all system

4. Notebook Set-up Political Parties and Elections Unit
Citizenship Unit Study Guide
Political Parties and Elections Unit
(Table of Contents)
Title Page ????????
Vocabulary List
Crossword Puzzle
Voting In Virginia Notes
Warm-up
Preview

5. Voting in Virginia

6. Daily Objectives
What are the qualifications for voter registration in Virginia?
What factors determine voter registration and turnout?

7. 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) .

8. How is voting part of the “Political Process” ?
Voting is a basic responsibility of citizenship
Registration is required before a citizen may vote
Only 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

9. Don’t write
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.

10. What are the qualifications to vote?
1. Must be a
U.S. citizen
2. Must be a
resident
of Virginia and
precinct
3. Must be 18 by
the General
Election Day

11. (add this as a bullet)
To be eligible to vote means that you are part of the electorate.

12. Once you are registered, you may vote on General Election Day which is always…
Don’t write
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

13. How to register to vote? Mail application In person at-
Registrar’s office
DMV (Division of Motor Vehicles)
Other sites

14. Registration is closed 22 days before elections

16. Brainstorm If the process is so simple, why doesn’t everyone vote?
Failure to vote

17. Why do people fail to vote?
1. Apathy- lack of interest
2. Fail to register

19. What factors predict which citizens will vote?
Age
Education
Income
Generally, the more you have , the more likely you are to vote.

21. More people vote in presidential elections than in state and local elections.

23. How can students under 18 participate in the democratic (political) process?
Direct participation in campaigns
Participate in classroom and on-line simulations

24. EVERY VOTE IS IMPORTANT!

25. Name the 3 qualifications to vote in Virginia.
ODDS AND ENDS REVIEW
Who is most likely to vote?
How many days before the election must a person register? 22
Name the 3 qualifications to vote in Virginia.
Citizen of the US
Resident of Virginia
18 years old
false
true

26. Objective Check
What are the qualifications for voter registration in Virginia?
What factors determine voter registration and turnout?

27. 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.

28. Pairs Activity With your 3: 00 partner:
Create a poster about voting- due at the end of class
Ideas:
Why voting is important
How to qualify and where to vote
Encourage more people to vote
Advertise one of the presidential candidates and encourage people to vote for him