Assignment
"Voting, Campaigns, and Elections," the authors provide an in-depth discussion of voter turnout. Complete the following:
• Explain how voter turnout is measured.
• Compare voter turnout in the U.S. with that in other countries.
• Describe the factors that affect the level of voter turnout in the United States.
• Compare voter turnout in Texas to that in the United States as a whole.
• Identify the historic and contemporary factors which have led to a culture of low voter turnout in Texas.
• How do you think voter turnout could be increased in Texas?
The project consists of producing a 500-750 work essay on one of the provided topics, as well as a works cited page for sources containing information used in the essay. The assignment is to be formatted according to the Modern Language Association (MLA) style. Students should research this style in order to properly format the assignment; papers not formatted properly will not receive a passing grade.