Mini-Investigation Research

Did the unequal distribution of wealth affect U.S. voter participation?


1) Vote
ITEM 1: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0877659.html
ITEM 2: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763629.html

2) Family Income:
ITEM 3: http://www.questia.com/library/book/changes-in-income-distribution-during-the-great-depression-by-horst-mendershausen.jsp

3) U.S. GDP
ITEM 4: http://www.economics-charts.com/gdp/gdp-1929-2004.html
ITEM 5: http://www.housingbubblebust.com/GDP/Depression.html
ITEM 6: http://bea.gov/national/index.htm#gdp

Correction: Step 2, 3

Step 2:

• Did the voter turnout decrease during the 1930s compare to before the Great Depression?
• Statistic on family income during and after the Great Depression
• Statistic on the G.D.P in United State during the 1930s
• Who were the extreme associations that went against U.S. democratic government that ran in elections?

Step 3:

• Database (Statistic of the United States and Federal Election Commission)
• Book (published by National Bureau Economic Research)
• Charts (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• History Alive! / News articles (propaganda)

Step 1,2,3

Step 1: (Approved)
Did the unequal distribution of wealth affect U.S. voter participation?

Step 2:

• Did the vote count decrease during the 1930s?
  
• Statistic on family income during and after the Great Depression
• Statistic on the G.D.P. in United State
• Who are the extreme associations that go against U.S. democratic government that ran in elections?
• What affect do the extreme associations create in the society to further encourage people to go against a democratic society?

Step 3:

Type of source:

• Database/ Encyclopedia/ Internet
  
• Database
• Encyclopedia/ Internet
  
• History Alive!/Internet
• Internet/ Encyclopedia/ History Alive!

* Sources follow Step 2 sequence

RP: Question

How does the unequal distribution of wealth add on to the economic challenges to U.S. democracy during the Great Depreesion?