Thursday, June 18, 2020, U.S. Government: Day 3

First hour google meet 
Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, and Attendance
Objectives: SWBAT understand

• the history of voting rights in the United States.
• the diversity of voter qualifications among the States.
• the necessity for and effects of civil rights laws on suffrage.
• voter turnout and nonvoting in American elections.
• the factors that affect the way people vote
• the methods by which candidates are nominated to run for public office.
• the conduct of elections in the United States.
• the place of money and regulation of its use in the electoral process
• public opinion and its role in American politics.
• the means by which opinions are expressed and measured.
• the impact of the mass media on politics
• the nature of interest groups and their role in politics.
• the several types of interest groups.
• the means used by interests groups to influence publi8c opinion and public policy.

Warm up 10 minutes: Review answers to Ch. 5 #10-16
Define 20 minutes:

1. suffrage
2. electorate
3. poll tax
4. gerrymandering
5. political socialization
6. party identification
7. straight ticket voting 
8. split ticket voting 
9. independents

Independent Work 
Research 30 minutes: Using the internet, research how voting rights have been expanded and limited since the founding of the United States.

1. Create a time line showing at least 10 dates of significance regarding voting rights

Chapter 7 Review 35 minutes: p.182-183 Matching, True/False, Word Relationships, Main Ideas
Define 15 minutes:

1. public opinion
2. mandate
3. interest group
4. public opinion poll
5. straw vote
6. mass media
7. sound bite

Second hour google meet 
Reading 20 minutes: p. 184-187 What is public opinion?  p. 206 The Value of the Free Press
Lecture 20 minutes: Electoral Process
Movie 90 minutes: Anytown, U.S.A.

1. Identify five different reasons voters said they would vote for a particular candidate.
2. Identify three things you did not know about the campaigning process.
3. Identify five ways people participate in their local election.