Voting age

“The Supreme Court held, with considerable disagreement, that the federal 18-year-old voting age requirement is valid for national elections, but not for State or local elections.” The Checks and Balances worked very well in this case. The Legislative branch made the law to where all voting age was 18-years-old in National, State, and local elections. The Executive branch enforced the law, and then the Judicial branch interpreted and checked the law and ended up sending it back. The Justices…

Yes, l agree that lowering the voting age is a good ideal because all sorts of dire predictions will be made when the voting age is lowered to 18. Although arguments against lowering the voting age to 16 sound silly today. Some of the reason why lowering the voting age are as follows. One of the problem facing America is aging voting population. This is because the elderly vote at a higher rate than other groups, so their influence will…

Lowering the voting age There is always two sides to the voting age restriction, 18 or 16. Both have their ups and downs. If the age restriction was lowered to 16, voter participation would increase greatly. If you compare The United States voting participation percentage, (38%) to Belgium (98%), we are not doing good at all. We are limiting big groups of people and not letting them vote just because of there age. Even though 18 and 16, are right around the corner from each…

Hello, Myself (Rebuttal) and my partner Robby Anselmo (Constructive) firmly agree that lowering the voting age is not a euphoric choice. We are on the negative side of our resolution resolved: the voting age in America should be lowered to age 14, and we believe that children that are age 14 should not be able to vote because they are irresponsible, childish, and can be reeled in easily. The value of my altercation is utilitarianism, and utilitarianism is the choice that is right for the…

society. The adolescents in America are being denied a constitutional right to vote. At the age of 16, a person possesses the ability to drive a car, leave school, and seek full time employment (Griffin). In addition, high school students enrolled in government, history and economics classes possess the knowledge to make a decision just as educated as the average adult. The US government must lower to voting age to…

Lowering the Voting Age Does the legal age for voting at 18 really matter? This has been an ongoing topic for a long time but especially during these last few years. Politicians go back and forth trying to figure out what is best for the United States of America. Although many argue the topic there is many reasons why sixteen year olds should be allowed vote. In our country today, the government is letting teens drive and that is basically a pathway to death for them and everybody else on the…

gender, or creed, above the age of 18. Indeed, the massive growth of liberty which has occurred since 1776 is one of our nation’s proudest achievements. But this great national mission has not reached its conclusion, for younger Americans are denied the ability to influence the government’s agenda. For a land conceived in freedom to further realize the democratic ideal it has yearned and shed blood for, it is essential that we take a novel step forward: Lowering the voting age to 16.…

The current affair of lowering the legal voting age, has been a concern brimming in the Australian society, for a while now. The labour leader, Bill Shorten, pledged to lower the voting age to 16 if elected. In response to Shorten's pledge, Judith Bessant adopts an indignant tone, in her opinion piece entitled "Lowering voting age to 16 just one step to restore public trust in politics", to unveil her support for Shorten, whilst also highlighting the flaws in his statements. Targeting the…

Back in 1787, the people made the voting age 21 years old. Then, in 1870, the 15th amendment allowed black people able to vote, but the voting age stayed the same at age 21. Finally, in 1970, the voting age was changed to 18 years old were young adults were able to vote for the 37th presidency, Nixon vs. Humphrey. They changed the voting age to 18, the reason being is if 18-year-olds were going to fight for our country and go to war, they should be able to vote for the leader of it. Not all…

The Right Voting Age In the persuasive argument, “16: The Right Voting Age”, by the National Youth Rights Association, the writers insist that the right age to vote is 16 years old. As the authors’ put it, “Young people have strong views about the environment. But they have no voice in determining the leaders who must protect it” (450). In making this comment, writers argue that young people have the strong opinion about the environment, do not know have the right to choose their president to…