Voting Behavior

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Voting Behavior

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Voting Behavior

• Voting Enfranchisement has been a gradual
  process
• Conditions before 1800
• Jacksonian Era 1830s 1850
• 1870 - 15th amendment

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Voting Behavior

• 1920 - 19th amendment
• 1924 - Indian Citizenship Act
• 1965 - Voting Rights Act
• 1971 - 26th amendment

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Voting Behavior

• Despite these gains, voter turnout is usually low
  in the US. Why?
• Registration Barriers
• Voting Process
• Cynicism?
• Weakened Party System

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Voting Behavior

• Is low voter turnout necessarily bad?
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• Who actually votes? 
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• What would happen if more people voted?
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Voting Behavior

• Why do you choose one candidate over the other?