Voter Suppression
How many states have added significant voting restrictions since 2010?
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How accurate was your prediction?
How surprising is this map?
What is the big story this map tells?
Last year, 99 bills designed to diminish voter access were introduced in 31 state legislatures. Why do you think that is?
What is a consequence of these changes?
In the 2013 ruling in Shelby v. Holder, the Supreme Court eviscerated minority voting protections from the VOting Rights Act of 1965. Within hours, Texas announced a strict new voter-I.D. law. MISSISSIPPI AD ALABAMA SHORTLY BEGAN ENFORCING SIMILAR LAWS THAT HAD BEEN BARRED BY THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT. How does this incident related to checks and balances?
What geographical patterns do you see in this map?
Why is that?
What will be one consequence of this voter suppression in the 2018 election?
Is voter suppression a smart long-term strategy for a political party?
Did your state add voting restrictions since 2010?
Although there have been almost zero examples of voter fraud over the past decade, these restrictions are passed in the name of stopping voter fraud. What do you think these laws are really trying to stop?
What groups of citizens are these voting restrictions mostly geared towards?
Voting is one of the most fundamental rights of citizens. This right has been significantly restricted since 2010. Make a claim about whether voting restrictions are democratic?
Why would any political party try to limit voting?
Do you think there would be voter restrictions if they were intended to stop Whites from exercising their fundamental democratic right?
Do you think that most people in the states in the map above that have made it harder to vote are aware that their states are limiting people's voting rights?
What do you think veterans of the civil rights movement: people who sacrificed for people's right to vote, think of these new restrictions?
Explain the connection between the map at the top of the page and The Changing Face of America chart (directly below).
