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AP US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS CHAPTER 8

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?PAGE ? ?PAGE ?1? Chapter 8 ? Political Participation seq NL1 \r 0 \h Overview The popular view that Americans do not vote because of apathy is not quite right. It would be much closer to the truth to state that Americans don?t register to vote?but once registered, Americans vote at about the same rate as citizens in other nations. Many other factors?having nothing to do with apathy?also shape participation rates. These include age, race, party organization, barriers to registration, and popular views about the significance of elections.

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DATA CHECK: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AP: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT & POLITICS NAME:_______________________________ Read Chapter 8 in your textbook. Answer the questions by looking at the following tables or figures in the chapter. Table 8.1 (Page 184): Two Methods of Calculating Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections, 1948?2008 1. What percentage of the voting age population (give a range) in America voted in these elections? __________________________________________________________________________ 2. What percentage of registered voters (give a range) in America voted in these elections? ___________________________________________________________________________ Table 8.2 (Page 185): Two Ways of Calculating Voting Turnout Here and Abroad
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