world would be like if 16 year olds could vote? In some other countries if you register‚ it’s legal for one to vote at the age of 16‚ but why not here? The minimum age to vote in the USA is 18‚ the age originally was 21 years old but the age was reduced in 1971 when Richard Nixon was president. When can one start registering to vote‚ it’s better to register early so by the time you turn 18 or 19 a person is able to start voting. If the world was different and 16 year olds could start voting‚ the
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E1 In the age range of 3 to 7 years‚ within a child’s cognitive development they should be starting to ask questions. Even though this may seem annoying‚ it is a normal and important developmental milestone. They should also be able to correctly name familiar colours and understand about same and difference. During play‚ they should also be able to pretend and fantasize more creatively. Within this age range they should also be able to follow three-part commands and remember different parts of
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couldn’t? Imagine a sixteen year old who wants to help his family but he can’t drive to work because the legal driving age is eighteen and work is too far away to walk to. The legal age for driving should not be raised to eighteen because teenagers need to have autonomy‚ driving at sixteen can teach responsibility‚ and also transportation issues will arise. First‚ the driving age should stay at the age sixteen because teenagers need to learn autonomy. While driving they will learn to be more responsible
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minimum legal drinking age (MLDA)? Or‚ that in countries with the MLDA 18‚ there is a huge decrease in drunk driving accidents than in the USA? I believe that you can drink responsibly at eighteen; therefore‚ the drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. I believe the MLDA should be eighteen because when you are considered an adult and have many other responsibilities‚ the MLDA 21 is highly ineffective‚ and lowering the age would diminish the thrill of breaking the law. The drinking age should be eighteen
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The driving age for adolescents should stay at 16 rather than being changed to a higher age because high schoolers need the ability to drive after school and the age doesn’t result in fatalities‚ its experience. Furthermore‚ graduated driving licenses creates a step by step guide to create problem solving and decision making while in tense situations and continues to drop fatality rates in states. Roughly 80% of high school students work at part time jobs and if the driving age is changed to 18‚ who
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Should they raise the legal driving age to 18? I don’t think the legal driving age should be raised to 18. The reason I feel this way is‚ there are many flaws in the system and teens should not be stereotyped. There is no way to prove that the child drove the hours required by the department of transportation in order for the instructor to sign off on student’s course completion. The child is just as much fault as the parent(s) who filled it out. The child either didn’t feel like driving so they
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In the state of Pennsylvania you can obtain a driver’s license at 16 years of age. There are a lot of disadvantages for teens driving at that age. Statistics and research show that their brains aren’t fully develop‚ they don’t have enough hours or time driving under the different weather conditions‚ they are more prone to having accidents‚ and their insurance rates are high. You would think teenagers would be the world’s best drivers. Their muscles are supple and their reflexes are quick. Though
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The people that get into most car crashes are teens. Fifteen to eighteen year-olds die because of drunk driving. Should the driving age be raised to eighteen? Well in my opinion‚ no. That wont help them grow there learning ability about driving. Even though there are mostly teen car accidents in a year. Do teens need graduated licenses? Well in my opinion yes and no. I said yes because there are a lot of teen car crashes and think they need a graduating license because they will need to earn it
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Legal Drinking Age‚ 18 or 21? People have always wanted what they cannot have. Starting in 1984‚ this is the attitude most lawmakers in America have taken with respect to underage drinking‚ since it was the time when many states changed their drinking age from eighteen to twenty-one. Lawmakers thought that if you raised the drinking age‚ people could drink more responsibly‚ because as you grow older‚ your brain matures and with maturity comes responsibility. Although this law‚ passed not even twenty
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Turning the age of sixteen is an important part of your life‚ you get to have that huge birthday party‚ your parents start giving more respect and responsibility‚ and of course‚ you get your drivers license. This might all change if congress pass a bill the was recently proposed. This bill will raise the driving age from sixteen years of age to eighteen years of age. This bill was proposed because teenagers make up 7 percent of Licensed drivers‚ while they are involved in upwards of 20% of accidents
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