PS 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Voting Age, Literacy Test
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Western democracies: most citizens do not participate actively in politics in ways other than voting, most americans make a distinction between their personal lives and public life. C turn out rates: president and non pres. Democracies- below 60% midterm turnout has not reached 50 % since 1920 and hovers around 40% D factors impact voter turn out: reg + voter id laws tues voting age ed. Media apathy alienation- day on a tuesday (work/schooldays), age, education, civic attitude, alienation, frequency of elections. E other traditions forms of participation and rates- campaign and lobbying activities, virtual participation, community activities, attending debates, F less traditional, still legal forms of participation and rates- wall street protest movements.
