Voting
Table of Contents
Key Question: How can voting laws and voter values impact election results?
The Voting Process and State Laws
Lesson: Should States Shift to Mail-In Voting during the Coronavirus Pandemic? (8 Clips)
This lesson looks at the challenges that states face in holding elections during the pandemic and if vote-by-mail policies can address this.
Deliberation: Should your state modify its voter registration laws?
Lesson Plan: Voting Machine Vulnerabilities (6 Clips)
Bell Ringer: The History of State Voting Methods (4:17)
Video Clip: Automatic Voter Registration (5/18/16- 4:33)
Video Clip: Early and Extended Voting (10/30/2016- 3:00)
Video Clip: Absentee Ballots (10/30/2016- 1:56)
Video Clip: Election Security and Local Election Officials (2/15/2020- 3:37)
Video Clip: Vote-by-Mail Laws in Oregon (7/2/2017- 2:25)
Video Clip: Voting Machine Security (10/04/2016 – 7:06)
Video Clip: State Voting Restrictions (8/8/2016- 1:54)
Bell Ringer: Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) (2 Clips)
Video Clip: Should the U.S. require mandatory voting? (03/22/2015 – 1:57)
Culminating Questions:
How do states use voting laws to meet the needs of their states?
Should your state change its voting laws?
How can the federal government impact state voting laws?
How are voting laws examples of federalism?
What factors impact how voters choose candidates?
Trends in Voter Values and Turnout
Lesson: Why Do Americans Not Vote in Elections? (8 Clips)
This lesson looks at recent surveys and political polling about voter participation and seeks to answer the question "Why don't eligible voters vote?" Students will identify factors that affect voter participation and develop possible strategies to improve voter turnout in U.S. elections.
Video Clip: Early Voting Trends in the 2020 Election (10/17/2020- 5:01)
Video Clip: Swing Voters in the 2020 Election (8/28/2020-5:25)
Video Clip: A Report on Nonvoters in the United States (2/24/2020- 2:21)
Video Clip: Youth Civic Engagement and Voter Trends Leading up the 2020 Elections (12/28/2019- 3:50)
Video Clip: Political Ideologies in the United States (10/26/2018- 4:47)
Bell Ringer: Trends for Low- Information Voters (5:55)
Voter Demographics
Lesson Plan: Demographics and Political Alignment (5 Clips)
Video Clip: Latino Voters and Campaign 2020 (7/24/2020- 2:10)
Video Clip: Women Voters and the 2020 Presidential Election (8/9/2020-2:59)