Name: ___________________________________________ AP Gov Review: Video #10, Participation In Politics Big Idea Guided Notes Areas of Concern Questions Political Participation • What is it? • _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ • Two major ways to participate: • Conventional Participation • Unconventional Participation Conventional Participation • Conventional Participation • Traditional ways of influencing government • Examples include: _____________________________________ _____________________________________________________
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mericans only partake in ______________________ as a forms of participation • The number of individuals ____________________________________ is increasing in recent years Unconventional Participation • Unconventional Participation • __________________________ method to achieve a goal • Examples include: _____________________________________ ____________________________________________________ • Protests are often covered by the media • Civil Disobedience: • Dates back to __________________________________ and the Mexican-­‐American War • Influenced MLK Jr. • “____________________________________________ ____________________________________________” •
“Sit-­‐ins,” “___________-­‐ins,” “_____________-­‐ins,” etc. • Saw successes in the Civil Rights Movement A Closer Look At Participation • Socioeconomic Status and Participation: • In general, those that are in a higher socioeconomic status participate ___________ in politics • Individuals with higher incomes are more likely to ________________________ to politicians • Race and Participation: •
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For the most part, blacks and whites ________ in close numbers (in LA, 60% of whites voted, 54% of blacks) • With equal levels of ____________________, blacks vote slightly more than whites Age and Participation: • __________________ Americans vote less often than the elderly (political efficacy -­‐ next video) •
Multiple-­‐Choice: • _____________________________________________________ • _____________________________________________________ Free Response: • _____________________________________________________
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