Voting Should Be Compulsory Analysis
“Democracy cannot be strong if citizenship is weak.” (___). In the article, “Should Voting Be Compulsory?” by Galston and Dionne, they claim that voting should be made mandatory for all eligible citizens. Giving people the right to vote is not enough. Voting should be made mandatory to ensure a more beneficial government and a strong democracy.
In 1924 Australia their voting percentage for all citizens was at around sixty percent. However in 1925, “ …the first held election under the new law, turnout soared to 91 percent. In the 27 elections since World War ll, turnout in Australia has averaged 95 percent.” (__2). This shows that when making people required to vote they will do so. It also shows that with the laws in place there will be a major change. Another example of the Australian government benefiting from the law is, “ The Australian experience suggests that when citizens know that they are required to vote, they take this obligation seriously.”(___3). This demonstrates that citizens will take voting seriously. If we all had to vote, we would all understand more and the country would be better off. With not everyone voting how do we americans expect a strong democracy. A democracy is a government by all the people. It “… will take into account the interests and views of all citizens so that its …show more content…
However, although people may not actively vote to improve their country, they wouldn’t actively vote to make it worse, so if they had to vote they would put some effort in. Voting would also be beneficial for the country. “It would enhance our system’s ability to represent all our citizens…” (___). This demonstrates that if we all voted the government will be made up of people who represent us. It would also give us the right to be critical of the government because we would have done all that we could to choose the right
In 1924 Australia their voting percentage for all citizens was at around sixty percent. However in 1925, “ …the first held election under the new law, turnout soared to 91 percent. In the 27 elections since World War ll, turnout in Australia has averaged 95 percent.” (__2). This shows that when making people required to vote they will do so. It also shows that with the laws in place there will be a major change. Another example of the Australian government benefiting from the law is, “ The Australian experience suggests that when citizens know that they are required to vote, they take this obligation seriously.”(___3). This demonstrates that citizens will take voting seriously. If we all had to vote, we would all understand more and the country would be better off. With not everyone voting how do we americans expect a strong democracy. A democracy is a government by all the people. It “… will take into account the interests and views of all citizens so that its …show more content…
However, although people may not actively vote to improve their country, they wouldn’t actively vote to make it worse, so if they had to vote they would put some effort in. Voting would also be beneficial for the country. “It would enhance our system’s ability to represent all our citizens…” (___). This demonstrates that if we all voted the government will be made up of people who represent us. It would also give us the right to be critical of the government because we would have done all that we could to choose the right