PPT-The Right to Vote The success of a democratic government depends on popular participation

voting is the key Suffrage the right to vote franchise Electorate the potential voting population When the Constitution was passed only white male property owners could vote Over time . How did Britain become more democratic between 1867 and 1928?. Higher. Issue 1 v. Issue 2. Both deal with Britain’s progress to democracy but while Issue 1 focuses on WHY the changes happened, Issue 2 deals with the evidence that shows HOW FAR Britain could be called democratic.. The Presidential Election. Section 5. The Presidential Campaign. Promote their candidate and undermine the opposition. Campaign seems to take over mass media outlets. Candidates aim to convince swing voters to support them.. Government Concepts. SS7CG4 The student will compare and contrast various forms of government. . a. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal. . b. Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic. . Elisabeth Clemens. Department of Sociology. University of Chicago. Points of (Re)Engagement. “Properly speaking, individuals don’t have goals; roles have goals. . Consistency of motivations across roles . March 4. th. Date is Pushed Back. March 9. th. -Could Change because of calamity days or…. Explain how the passage of the 19th Amendment changed the U.S. Constitution to allow greater participation in government. Be sure to note a restriction on voting that the 19th Amendment addressed. . SS7CG4.b – Explain how governments determine citizen participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic.. Middle East Government Vocabulary. Day 1. Bell-Ringer. Please write down and answer the following questions:. A. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal.. Unitary Government System. The central government holds almost all of the power.. Local governments (state/county systems) sometimes have power, but are still controlled by the central government.. Focus on Arab Spring Revolutions of 2011. Where We are in Semester-Rationale. Never understood the sharp turn from Government into Economics from one semester to next-Don’t Like it. So we ease into Econ in two steps:. -is low voter turnout a reality. -comparison of turnout statistics between countries. -who has control of elections and it’s effect. -what factors hold down voter turnout/participation. -. Nie. and . What is a weakness of a confederation government system?. A. a confederation is very expensive.. B. Confederations are too large to rule effectively. C. A confederation does not share power with its members.. Elisabeth Clemens. Department of Sociology. University of Chicago. Points of (Re)Engagement. “Properly speaking, individuals don’t have goals; roles have goals. . Consistency of motivations across roles . A. Describe the ways government systems distribute power: unitary, confederation, and federal.. Unitary Government System. The central government holds almost all of the power.. Local governments (state/county systems) sometimes have power, but are still controlled by the central government.. Process. 3 October 2012. Introduction. Types of American Democratic Elections. Direct. Indirect. Presidential Elections. Defined in U.S. Constitution. Electoral College Makeup. Rationale for this system. Honoring the Will of the People. With a simple change, the electoral system and the popular vote can work together.. Help make this happen!. All public officials in the U.S. are elected by a majority of the popular vote of their entire constituency except two: .