Government **Voting Rights Timeline** 10/25/13

Based on your notes on the evolution of voting rights in the  America:

1. Rewrite the evolution of voting rights by creating a timeline of who should have be granted rights before each other. 

qTitled: Revisionist History of  Voting Rights  

qCategories: Rich Whites, Poor Whites, Race, Age, Gender, Native Americans, & 18 yr olds.

qDates:  a. Must begin 1776  b. Create years for categories

qUse Color & Be Creative 

2. Explain your reason why? (5 sentences) 

Government *Voter Apathy Skit* 10/23/13

This assignment is due before the end of class

Directions

Write a dialogue/create a scenario between people to be performed at the end of class. The someone is in favor of voting and the other is not. The  someone wants to educate the non-voter about his/her voting responsibility.

lGroup size equal minimum of line

l2 people group 20 lines

l3 people group 30 lines

l4 people group 40 lines

l5 people group 50 lines

 l Keep in mind the following:

l The characteristics of the citizens :

1. Reasons for why it is important to vote

2. Reasons people often give for why they don’t vote

3. The benefits of voting

4.Several groups of people who were not able to vote

  ( Poor  whites, African Americans, Native Americans , Women, 18 year olds)