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Your Name: ___________________BY THE NUMBERS: episode “The New Deciders” Directions: As you watch the video from the beginning to 45 minutes only, short answer the following questions. Link is on my website or at During the episode, use the infographics shown to answer any question marked “By the numbers”.What are two major goals of the Black Lives Matters movement?For what reason does Markeece Young say he switched to support the Republican GOP party?After listening to the round table’s opinion about “should everyone vote?”, what is YOUR opinion to that question? What political party do the majority of millennials say they align with? _____________________What does “participatory voting” allow for?Do you agree that participatory voting is a system that works better than allowing representatives to choose budgets? Why or why not? BY THE NUMBERS: By 2012, what percent of black voters support the Democrat party? _______ What percent support the Republican party? ________Ohio is considered one of the several “swing states”. What does this term mean?For what purpose did Sarah Mohammed create the “hijab day” for her school and community? Even though is not Muslim, for what reason did Sherrie Miday choose to become a judge and get involved in the Justice Center in her area? What is the main goal of CAIR (Council on American-Islamic relations)?BY THE NUMBERS: What are 3 states shown on the map that have the most Arab Americans residents? ______________________, _____________________ and __________________BY THE NUMBERS: Since 1996 to 2014 what has the percentage of Arab Americans voting Democrat increased or decreased? ______________ What about Independents? _________For what reason does it seem Arab Americans left the Republican Party after the 9/11 terror attacks? Why are Latino evangelical voters considered reliable “swing voters”?What demographic of Latino voters are transforming the electoral map of Florida? ___________REFLECT: After watching these groups being profiled in this episode, why do you think it is so difficult to get these or other minority groups to increase their voter turnout? Explain your opinion.REFLECT: What is one “big picture” message this segment shows you about ways the rapidly changing voter base might affect political campaigns and/or government laws/policies in the future? ................
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