Americans should not be required to vote. Once an action becomes required by the law, it becomes a chore. Document B shows the difference in rates of adults who are above 30 and under who vote. Ages 18 to 29 are at a little above 50%, while the rest start at 60% and go up. It is evident that younger Americans are not as interested or devoted to our elections.…
Voting is important to a democracy because it allows people to decide who will lead the country and what the country will do. To increase participation in voting, the government should make it more convenient for voters. The lack of voters who vote make the legitimacy of the government questionable. Not many people vote because it is not convenient for them. It is possible to conclude that voting isn’t easy for citizens because of the low percentage of citizens who vote.…
“Those who stay away from the election think that one vote will do no good. ‘Tis but one step more to think one vote will do no harm.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson There are 218,000,000 eligible voters in the U.S. In the last election only 126,000,000 Americans voted, that's only about 55%. I think that more Americans who can vote, should vote.…
Should 16- and 17-year- old Citizens Be Allowed to Vote? The way to get more people to vote is to get teens to vote. However, would it really be worth the time and effort to make this happen? The 26th Amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote.…
In the beginning of American history, only property-owning, white men were allowed to vote. But as the nation progressed, more and more types of people were enfranchised to vote. Voting was created to give power to the people and to make sure that one group could not be in full control. But it does not mean that everyone is willing to do so.…
In the 1800s things were very different from how they are today. In my opinion, voting is a very important and a powerful thing to do in order to control government. In the state of Texas most of the population can be considered Individualistic. Meaning the belief of limiting government or less government assistance.…
A troubling story that has not gotten much attention this election season — or any recent one, for that matter — is why a certain group of roughly 5.3 million Americans won't be allowed to vote. It isn't because they're underage or non-citizens or mentally incompetent. It isn't because they're unregistered or physically unable to get to the polls. It isn't even because they're limping around with a chronic case of political apathy.…
The United States of America are among the lowest amount of voter participation. Some people think the answer is compulsory voting, but is that the right idea? No, Americans should not be required to vote because it goes against our rights and is time consuming, it decreases voter satisfaction, and it increases the amount of uninformed voters. Compulsory voting may be the answer to other countries problems, but not the US. Americans should not be required to vote because it goes against our rights and it is time consuming.…
According to an article on The Cincinnati Enquirer, studies have shown that voting is a habit to begin early. It was found that if people don’t start out as voters when they are young, they are less likely to ever vote. One of these studies included a Yale University study in which it was discovered that students shown how to operate a voting machine were more than twice as likely to vote as students who weren’t shown. Lowering the voting age would both increase voter turnout and further educate citizens about the voting process, in turn causing them to vote more responsibly than some young adults today. It is for these reasons that I strongly believe that the voting age in the United States should be lowered to sixteen years of age.…
First of all, the outrageous criteria to be eligible to vote here in the United States is undoubtedly preposterous. To vote, you first have to be 18 years or older ("What Are the Requirements to Be Eligible to Vote in Federal Elections?"). While this may seem justified, many people eager to vote are being withheld from doing so because of this age requirement. Voting shouldn’t be off limits to someone because of their age! Instead, the age requirement should be lowered significantly in order to allow more freedom for a surplus of citizens.…
If a person could not vote for anything in the U.S, because they are African American, then why should they not fight for what they believe in? In 1965 African Americans could not vote for who they wanted in the White House or who they wanted as their governor. When African Americans started to do marches, and get their word out about how they felt. The town's police were to be sent out, and if the marchers would not leave, then they would be attacked by the police with their nightsticks. Even though southern whites did not like the idea of giving African Americans the right to vote; the government gave african americans the right to vote, because it will lead to a more happy country, it will give African Americans more freedom, and it will give more fair responses on who should be the governor or the president.…
The 26th Amendment states that "The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. " This means that the 26th Amendment gives citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 the right to vote in local and presidential elections.…
According to the U.S. Constitution, individuals have the fundamental right to vote, and the eligibility to vote is established by the Constitution, its amendments, as well as by the state law (Goldman 2008). However, the provisions of the Constitution and the federal law are not absolute because the states are given some discretion to set their own qualifications for voting. The states can set their own criteria that voters have to meet in order to be eligible to vote. While the states have the power to establish such criteria, the U.S. Constitution does not allow the states to deny individuals who have attained the age of eighteen or older the right to vote. Meanwhile, the states can allow minors to vote if they wish to do so because the Constitution does not establish the minimum to vote (Goldman et al.,…
Should American Citizens be required to vote Throughout the years, many citizens have fought for the right to vote. Citizens of other countries view the United States as being lucky just to have the opportunity to help choose the person who will be in charge of our country or to help decide how our constitution will be amended. American citizens should be able to vote for many reasons,first being U.S. citizens are the voice of America and are our future leaders and drive the political process. The second reason mandatory voting should be require is because it can get American citizens involved in the government, and lastly mandatory voting will sustain a democratic government. I believe that American Citizens should be able to vote for many reasons, one of the reasons that American citizens should be required to vote is the simple fact that American citizens are the voice of America and without our voices this country would have no one to represent us as a whole; the American Citizens represent the American population.…
I disagree that people should have to vote. I do believe that it is our responsibility but when making a law that states everyone has to vote it brings up certain issues. For instance, some american citizens are disabled or mentally unstable, If the government makes them vote they might not be educated enough to come up with a certain person they wont to vote for. Also if the government makes exceptions for mentally unstable people then really voting wouldn't be mandatory for everyone.…