Global Politics

“The history of voting rights in the United States is a story of two steps forward, one step back — or sometimes, five steps back. Activists have struggled and succeeded to expand voting rights only to see these successes undone by new, often more insidious, policies and restrictions.” (Source: Zinn Education Project)

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• How did groups of people experience the expansion or restriction of their ability to vote during particular historical moments in the United States?

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We will explore these questions through a prediction activity and role play. 

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• Warm Up

• Designing Disenfranchisement

• "Who Gets to Vote" Role Play

• "A History of Voting in the US" Prezi