SSCG8 The student will demonstrate knowledge of local, state, and national elections. a. Describe the organization, role, and constituencies of political parties. b. Describe the nomination and election process. c. Examine campaign funding and spending. d. Analyze the influence of media coverage, campaign advertising, and public opinion polls. e. Identify how amendments extend the right to vote. Introduction:
Work Session Importants of Voting By the mid twentieth century, Mississippi’s African Americans had suffered from nearly 75 years of Jim Crow discrimination. In order to break open the closed society and improve their lives, they needed to be able to vote. In the summer of 1964, hundreds of young white volunteers converged in Mississippi for a 10-week voter registration campaign. The results of their efforts still reverberate. | Voting Rights Act of 1965 Closing
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