Voter turnout

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_the_United_States_presidential_elections

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781453.html

Statistics ???  Book 1824 - 25%
1828 - 56.3%
1840 - 78%



We don't live in a democracy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000

The importance of electoral votes



Cherokee Nation v. Georgia 1831
Worcester v. Georgia 1832