Importance of Voting Essay

Rick Shenkman seems to know seems to know just how to grab the readers’ attention in his book, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter. While most readers may disagree with his central arguments, I agree with him. I do believe that, as a whole society, the American people are very uninformed when it comes to politics, government, or any other relatively “uninteresting” topics. It seems as though the American people could actually care less about what is happening in our…

Should we abandoned our voting system, known as the electoral college. The Electoral college was created because the Founding Fathers believed that people are not smart enough to pick our own president. The electoral college picks the president and vice president indirectly. Each state gets an electoral vote for every representative and senator it has. For example, maryland has 8 representatives and 2 senators, so maryland gets 10 electoral votes. I believe the Electoral College should be…

When most people think about voting, they usually think you show up to the poll, cast your vote, then immediately go towards the candidate. Instead, the process is very different and includes something called the Electoral College. Not an actual college, but a way the states can discuss with each other to cast the vote. Personally, I don’t agree with the Electoral College being a part of the United States voting system, as the system seems unfair and should be changed for the better; this is…

Two sides of political advertisement In the season of election, many electors must have watched political advertisements on the television, the internet, or a place where people usually go. Also, the electors might have been curious what political advertisements are used for. In these days, people have argued if some political advertisements should be banned or not. Opponents of the fact that some political advertisements should be banned claim that some political advertisements should not be…

tries to justify mandatory voting by comparing it to attending school,or paying taxes. There is one big difference in my eyes here. When you vote for the president, you are an important impact to the future of the country. It could be positive or negative, but if a person is forced to contribute to that impact, they may not even care. They could negatively impact the polls without a care in the world just because it is mandatory, where if there was no mandatory voting that person would of just…

because it does not make our democracy stronger, there would be more uninformed voters voting, it would cost the nation a lot more money, and choosing not to vote is a right. Compulsory voting should not be permitted because it wouldn’t make our democracy any stronger. Mandatory voting will only make our country weaker because voting “just to vote” will encourage ignorant voting (Document G). Mandatory voting will also make our country weaker because it will provide a false interpretation…

People in America have been arguing over compulsory voting for some time. Forcing people to vote seems to be the solution when there is consistently a low turn out for voting. The right to vote in America is a privilege that has been fought for and should not be taken for granted. There are many factors that go into compulsory voting which can be good or bad. Although there are people who will argue otherwise, voting should not be compulsory in America. First, some people may say that forcing…

The Voting Age Should Be Lowered What is the lowest age you are allowed to vote? Eighteen is the minimum age that people are allowed to vote these days and I think that it should be lowered. Three reasons they should lower the minimum voting age is because kids this age have some good opinions, they would pay more attention to the news, and lastly we wouldn't have as many ties in the voting because there would be more people to vote. Anyone the age of 18 or older is allowed to vote for the…

When I was playing the “Win the White House” game, due to the winner-take-all rules of the electoral college, I tried to spend more time and money on those states that have more electoral votes. However, there are some states that the other party has a very high percentage support, and I tend to not spending too much time and money on that state since I know it is very hard to change the voters’ opinions on those states. Also, based on my experience in this game, I think there are some tactics…

Lowering the voting age to 16, as many european countries have done, has been proven to raise voter turnout. Although other ways have also been proven to increase turnout. There are very conflicting views when it comes to the voting age. One Side claims lowering the voting age to 16 will increase voter turnout. The other side claims Lowering the voting age isn't the answer, but improving the voting process is what we need to focus on. Both articles have very great points, but I believe…