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All papers must be typewritten, with reasonable font sizes and margins (12pt maximum; 1-inch margins). Unless otherwise stated, papers should be at least 1 to 2 pages in length, double-spaced,.
Assume when writing that the reader has no prior information on your topic — then you will explain and fulfill each prompt completely.
Where necessary, others’ work must be appropriately cited. Plagiarism is unacceptable, and will result in a zero.
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Important: Using the provided sources are mandatory.
Use and cite all the given sources in the assignment as evidence or examples to support your position. No external sources are accepted for this assignment.
After reading the assigned articles and watching the videos, answer the following questions:
(Five to Six paragraphs long, 5 to 6 sentences for each paragraph)
- Use these two sources to answer the following question
Turnout and Voter Registration
Texas Voter Turnout ( Midterm Elections)
Texas Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections
How would you rate Texas’s voter turnout during elections (Presidential and Mid-Term elections)?
Your data should be presented in a table, and be accompanied by a narrative explanation of your findings. For Example:
| Voter Turnout: General Elections | Total Registered voters: 2016-2018-2020-2022 General Elections | Percentage of registered voters who voted in the general elections: 2016-2018-2020-2022 | Percentage of registered voters who did not vote in the general elections: 2016-2018-2020-2022 |
| Presidential Elections 2016 | |||
| Gubernatorial/Midterm Elections 2018 | |||
| Presidential Elections 2020 | |||
| Gubernatorial/Midterm Elections 2022 |
Use these sources to answer the following question:
Voter Turnout and Political Participation in Texas
- What factors influence voter turnout and registration?
Use these sources to answer the following question:
What is Gerrymandering and how does it impact you?
Here is how partisan gerrymandering impacts Texans
- How does Gerrymandering impact elections and representation?
Use these sources to answer the following question
It’s harder to vote in Texas than in any other state
Texas Voting Laws Compare To Other States
III. How do you think the Texas voter ID law and recent attempts of purging voter rolls affect voter turnout in Texas? Where do you stand on these issue? Explain why you favor or oppose voter ID laws or challenging the status of voters on voter rolls.
Redistricting embroils Texas in contentious legal fight0https://youtu.be/CEnCxNzQ9RU
Texas rejected thousands of mail-in ballots for primary electionshttps://youtu.be/Zob7FaOEXPI
Why is voter turnout so low in the Texas primary?https://youtu.be/W4_rr4_rckk
How low voter turnout during Texas primary will affect who’s on the ballot in Novemberhttps://youtu.be/8dZGUypT8wg
