About This Lesson
us.vote’s Voter Journey Map leads students down an interactive pathway to the ballot box. The personalized experience sets them up to vote and to understand the hurdles some face along the way including navigating:
- Voter eligibility laws
- Identification requirements
- Registration rules
- Methods of voting
In particular, Advanced Placement (AP) United States Government and Politics students will learn about curricular topics from “Unit 5 Political Participation” including:
- Voting processes and policies;
- Structural barriers that affect voter turnout;
- How state election laws vary in our federal system; and
- Voter demographics.
AP US Government and Politics Teachers can employ the VJM to address course essential questions such as:
- Why do some people choose to participate in government while others do not?
- How does who you are affect whether you participate or not?
Lesson options include opportunities for students to interact with the how-to-vote tool then:
- Compare and contrast two states’ election laws;
- Engage in experiential learning by setting up community members to vote;
- Make policy recommendations in an editorial;
- Create voting guides for underrepresented voters;
- Apply their VJM experience to College Board modeled Concept Application questions; and
- Role play a voter with a situational barrier.
