7. Political Participation and Voting: Expressing the Popular Will

TAD 179 WTP 208-213	Voter turnout
	Voter Registration Table of voter registration from 1952 to 1994.
	Voter Turnout Table of voter turnout from 1952 to 1994.
TAD 179-180	Registration requirements in various states
	Voting and the internet Will allow voters to find their precinct and closest polling place two weeks prior to the election.
TAD 182-184	Rock the Vote This MTV website gives users information on candidates and issues and encourages them to vote. (Select "Whaddayathink" Link)
	Political Participation
	General interest in public affairs Table of general interest in public affairs from 1960 to 1994.
	Influence on others Table of percentage of people who tried to influence how others vote. Figures from 1952 to 1994.
	Attended political meeting Table of percentage of people who attended a political meeting during election year. Figures from 1952 to 1994.
	Worked for a candidate Table of percentage of people who worked for a candidate; 1952 to 1994.
	Wore a button Table of percentage of people who wore a button or put a sticker on their car for a political campaign. Figures from 1956 to 1994.
	Gave money Table of percentage of people who gave money to help a campaign. Figures from 1952 to 1994.
	Social movements
	United We Stand This page for United We Stand America contains general information on the organization along with various articles and analysis of the impact of voting.
	Distrust of Goverment
	Why Americans Don t Trust Government Results of a survey conducted by the Kaiser Foundation, the Washington Post, and Harvard University examining why people don t trust the government.