Mr. Crane's Survey
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Friday, October 23, 2015
WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY!!!!
Please go to the following link and vote in the MOCK ELECTION! You will receive an "I Voted" sticker after you've completed your vote. There is a Voter's Guide that you can (and should) read regarding each measure before voting. Informed voters do not simply check yes or no; they read the information to inform their choice. Please vote responsibly!
http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/student-mock-election.aspx#/landing
Monday, October 19, 2015
In-Depth Task
You
will be watching a series of videos and answering the questions related to the
videos on this page. Please answer the
questions in full sentences, with as much explanation as you can. All are
posted to Timberlineapgov.blogspot.com.
1. Explain how the voting machine in the video can be
used to commit voter fraud._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Who is
testifying in this video? __________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is this
man testifying about? What is his
evidence?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. How did this woman commit voter fraud?
(2 ways)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Did she know she had committed voter fraud? Explain.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3.
Were all of her votes legal? Why
or why not?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4.
Should this woman be punished?
Why or why not?
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.
Representative John Lewis says that Voter ID laws are like poll
taxes. What is a poll tax?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is his explanation as to how Voter ID laws are
like poll taxes?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Why do they
suggest that Voter ID laws fail to prevent voter fraud?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Which groups
of people do not get to vote because they don’t have the required
identification? You should list the
groups and percentages. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Sarah
Childress gives three reasons that Voter ID laws are so controversial. What are the reasons and explain each one. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. What percentage and number of people do not have
identification in America?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What are the 4 categories that the majority of the
people without identification fall under?
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3. List the
several reasons that these people can’t get IDs in order to vote?
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
1. What exactly
ARE voter ID laws? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Are they the
same or different in each state? _________________________________________
3. Which states have the easiest voter ID laws? What
are the
requirements?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Which state
has the most “draconian” voter ID laws?
What are the requirements?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Who is Stacey
Plaskett and what is the main topic she is addressing?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What is the
problem as she sees it? Explain in detail. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. What is John
Oliver’s main topic of conversation?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Whose voting
rights are restricted? Does John Oliver
agree or disagree with this?
_________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is
document he uses to explain why these people’s voting rights are
restricted? What is the year of this
document and decision? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Explain the
voting rights of people in Puerto Rico.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Explain the voting rights of the people in Guam.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Explain the voting rights of the people in American
Samoa. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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