Voting

Should voting be mandatory in America? It should be here are three reasons why. One it is voting is our voice to the government. Two if you don't vote how can you complain about how went to office. Three without voting how would we as a whole decide on what to do as in make choices. So voting is really important to the United States of America.Voting is our voice to the government. Without voting how would the government know what we are deciding and thinking about who would be good in office.…

enough? The amount of youth voters has been decreasing for the past 45 years. Although there is a smaller turnout of young voters, college students face many challenges when it comes to voting. Youth voting turnout rates can be increased by educational incentives and loosened laws. Ever since 1971, youth voting rates have been decreasing. It is a major issue in today’s society that draws very little notice. According to Peter and Mark, “the proportion of the electorate that was between the…

essay will argue reasons why the voting age should be lowered to sixteen. First of all, if the voting age is lowered, more teens would engage in politics. Yamiche Alcindor, a writer for New York Times, states that “Advocates (of a campaign to lower the voting age), however, argue that lowering the voting age would increase turnout, allow teenagers to weigh in on issues that directly affect…

With the economic model of voting, voters are more inclined and entitled to protect their benefits, such as Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, in the case of the elderly. This makes sense, since a lot of elderly voters receive benefits from the federal government such as those listed before. Therefore, the elderly are most likely to cast their ballots and also have the best voter turnout of any age group in the United States. Benefits such as Medicare and Social Security are granted based…

Since the very first day of America, voting was the soul of the nation, a direct power of people to keep the country growing and create a government base on the words: “we the people”. The matter of voting rights in the United States has been argumentative through United States history. The voting right in the United States first was made only for white people who own land in 1776. But though out the history, it was given to every citizen. But the trust in government people still very low,…

Abstaining from voting is a form of voting while it does nothing to maintain the true interests of the people lack of an answer is still an answer in the minds of citizens. According to Elect Project in the 2014 election there was a 36.7% of voter turnout this is a low amount compared to nations with compulsory voting (2016). In our two-party system the votes typically come from citizens who support either Republican or Democrat leaving third party candidates to suffer. “A rational voter will…

Should Voting be Mandatory? Will mandatory voting save American politics? According to Meghan Foley, the problem is the voter turnout is low and it is socially biased. Mandatory voting will violate the American people’s constitutional rights. The problem would be that there would be ignorant voters and Obama wants to adopt mandatory voting. Would there be a “none of the above” option? If so, what would be the point of making voting mandatory? It is against human rights to make voting mandatory.…

Voting is one of the first rights we look forward to do when we turn eighteen years old. Votings is a huge part of running a successful democratic government.There are currently 5 amendments that deal with voting rights in our country. The first voting amendment was in 1886 and that was the 15th amendment. The latest amendment that dealt with voting was the 26th amendment and that was during the Vietnam war time era. Our country 's cultural lifestyle has changed drastically in the past twenty…

Deborah De Salvo Professor Arganoff POS4235001_2016F_16527 2016, November 16 Effect of Media on Voting Behavior and Political Opinions in the United States The effects of media on voting behavior tends to be overestimated, but still remains a complicated argument. People are led to believe that media plays a significant role in the way people vote, but really, people have the tendency to seek information that goes along with their pre-existing views or ideas. The media chooses which stories to…

Voting Age Respond FCA’s 1 page long I think that the voting age should increase from 18 years to almost 20-21 years. In the beginning the voting age was 21 years but later on it decreased because of the Vietnam War in World War II. In the 1970 case Oregon v. Mitchell the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the right to regulate the minimum age in federal elections; however, not at local and state level. At the age of 18 some teens get emotional sometimes; moreover, they make…