2.19 Compulsory Voting

BrainPop Topics: Voting, presidential election, citizenship, democracy, women's suffrage
BrainPop en Español: Elecciones (voting), demócratas/republicanos

PBS resources:
http://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ae930e89-f794-44e6-bcca-61fdf0cce671/how-have-voting-rights-changed-in-the-past-50-years/
http://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/fln33-soc-votelaws/wgbh-frontline-how-voting-laws-have-changed/
http://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ad5575a6-ff32-4ab1-9ded-8528e4a5989a/ad5575a6-ff32-4ab1-9ded-8528e4a5989a/
http://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/7fdb872a-b4ec-4fe8-85de-b105c6974bf2/7fdb872a-b4ec-4fe8-85de-b105c6974bf2/ (Eng and Span available)

Voting Turnout Demographics
http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/demographics

Pros/Cons
http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/compulsoryvote.htm

NY Times Opinion Section
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/telling-americans-to-vote-or-else.html?_r=0

Comparison of voter turnout in different countries (graph)
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/02/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-developed-countries/

Overview of Australian compulsory voting policies
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-07/why-do-we-have-compulsory-voting/7484390

Cartoons
http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/properties/anderson/art_images/cg5459a2b718634.jpg
http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/outofline/wass06Thurscartoon.jpg
http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/properties/signe/art_images/cg537dfa15907b9.jpg