AP Gov - Political Participation

What % of Americans participate in Politics

47.7%

What % of Americans participated during the early historic times when the nation first began

15%

What is the Voter Turnout % of Italy

92%

• Who was allowed to vote when the nation first began? (4)

• Over 21yrs old

• White Males

• Owned property

Name the best thing that happened during Jackson Democracy politically wise

He did away with property owning qualifications and expanded the voting rights

Worst thing that happened in Jacksonian Democracy

Trail of Tears

13th Amendment

Abolished slavery

14th Amendment

Gave slaves U.S. citizenship

15th Amendment

Males suffrage, allowed males to vote regardless of race

17th Amendment

Established direct elections of US Senators

19th Amendment

Women’s suffrage: Gave women the right to vote

24th Amendment

Did way with poll taxes in federal elections

26th Amendment

Lowered the voting age to 18yrs old

Who cannot vote? (3)

• Convicted Felon

• Under 18

• Mentally incapable

Name 6 Demographics of American Political Participation

Race, Education, Wealth, Gender, Age, Geography

Name 5 Forms of Political Participation (and their % of applicable) in the US

• Activists: 11%

• Campaigners

• Voting Specialists

• Communalists

• Parochial Participants

• Inactives: 22%

Name 3 institutional barriers to voting

1. Registration to vote

2. Having to drive yourself down to the voting venues

3. Elections are held during workdays

Extra: Need valid ID to show when you vote

Another name for Activists

Complete Actives

Activists [what they do (5), who they are (3)]

• Everything; vote, campaign, call, stick land yards, run themselves etc

  
  

• Middle aged people or younger, more educated than the average American, around 90% of them have a college degree

Campaigners (what they do (4), who they are)

• Vote, get involved, love a fight and an argument, probably won’t run themselves but love to compete

  
  

• Middle aged people and younger

Voting specialists (what they do (2), who they are (2))

• People who only vote as a form of habitual civic duty

  
  

• Older people

• Over 50yrs old has a participation of 90%

Communalists (what they do (3) who they are (2)

• Work on local rivers and environmental issues

• Join community groups

• Help with community issues

  
  

• Middle aged people and younger

• College educated

Parochial Participation (what they do (2), who they are (1))

• People who call or participate only when a certain issue directly affects them

• Do not normally vote

• Old aged grandmas and above

Inactives (what they do (4), who they are (4))

• Nothing; Do not vote, care, campaign, or talk about it

• Uneducated, lower spectrum of income, minority, mainly Hispanics

Speaker of the House + Ideology and State

Mike Johnson

• Republican

• Louisiana

Majority Leader in the House + Ideology

Steve Scalise

• Republican

Minority Leader in the House (1) + Ideology

Hakeem Jeffries

• Democratic

• Probably going to be the next Speaker of the House

How does Equality differ from influence

Citizens may have equal voting rights but different resources and opportunities to influence government.

Minority leader in US Senate + Ideology + Role

Chuck Schumer

• Head democrat in the Senate

Georgia Senator other one + Ideology

Raphael Warnock

• Democrat

U.S. Representative for Georgia's 9th Congressional District + Ideology

Andrew Clyde

• Republican