The second benefit of lowering the voting age is it would promote political efficacy. Political efficacy is having the ability and knowledge to participate and influence politics. If young adults, such as 16-year-olds, were able to vote, then they would have a sense of meaning in society. In Bergh’s study she asked certain age groups if they thought they could understand and comprehend politics. Ages 16-17 years old felt significantly more knowledgeable and ale to understand American politics than not, this trend also reflected 18-year olds (Bergh, 96). This shows that 16-year old students are perfectly capable of understanding politics if they were taught in school. I find it hard to understand why we wouldn’t let citizens vote if they understand
