Instructions:
• Students should make an initial post on or before the due date.
o Select 1 of the following questions (not all 2) to write on:
Question #1 – Define in detail the following terms and what the relationship is to elections and voting in Texas: primary election, runoff primary, open primary, closed primary, general election, and early voting.
Don’t forget to compare and contrast your adopted state with Texas while you are answering this question.
Question #2 – Discuss and explain at least four reasons why Texas voter turnout is so low. What can be done to increase voter participation? Don’t forget to compare and contrast your adopted state with Texas while you are answering this question.
o Feel free to use your Wikipedia pages as your source (but make sure you read my lecture on how to use Wikipedia properly [see above]). Just make sure you cite Wikipedia’s sources, and DO NOT cite Wikipedia directly for the rest of this course.
o Write a post that fully responds to all parts of the question. Write in your own words. Support your position with proper APA citations using at least 2 resources. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly.
After you post your discussion on the Discussion Board, upload your post to the appropriate dropbox.
If your post does not get to the dropbox, then it won’t get a grade!!
• Students should make at least 2 replies no more than one day AFTER the assigned due date.
o After you post your replies on the Discussion Board, upload them to the appropriate dropbox.
o If your replies do not get to the dropbox, then they won’t be graded!!
o Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial posts. Your peer responses each must be at least 75 words. They must demonstrate critical thinking (e.g., ask a relevant question about your peer’s post while explaining why your question is significant, or state a perspective that contrasts with your peer’s while explaining or justifying your position).