Was giving eighteen-year-olds the right to vote a mistake? Discuss. I believe that for the time period‚ it was not a mistake to give eighteen-year-olds the right to vote. However‚ I do not believe that the succeeding generations deserve that right. If it was possible to change the voting age back to 21 with a clause allowing younger military‚ students and political party members to vote that would be ideal in my opinion. In 1971 the voting age was dropped to 18. This decision came about during
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In the article Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history making moment at the polls by Annys Shin it talks about the proposal of letting 16 year olds to vote. I believe they shouldn’t be allowed to vote. They shouldn’t be allowed simply because most 16 year olds do not really care about politics‚ nothing motivates them to vote and even 18 year olds have low voter turnouts. The 16 year olds I know do not care about politics that much either. This is a sign that they shouldn’t be allowed to go into
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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 main
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Why I voted? Martin Luther King Jr. once said‚ “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” Depending on the situation silence can be providential or catastrophic. When you become silent of things that that are vital your point won’t matter. Voting is defined as a formal expression of opinion or choice‚ either positive or negative‚ made by an individual or body of individuals. Voting is important because you are expressing your opinion and making your voice
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16 year olds are way too young to vote! Most 16 year olds don’t study politics so they wouldn’t know enough about politics. 16 year olds should not be able to vote because they are very immature when it comes to politics‚ most 16 year olds would listen to what their parents say so it would be a biased vote‚ finally many 16 year olds would skip the election because they have many things going on in their lives. 16 year olds are very immature when it comes to politics. “Young adults indeed in many
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voting because they believe there votes will not matter whether or not they did vote. They might also believe that they might not get to give their opinion on the candidate they want to be in office. Many of us especially teenagers complain about how they have no voice in politics nowadays. They are often mistaken because I believe every vote counts. If we voted we would be playing a role in the changes we want to see. Teenagers should vote because by voting for the right president‚ the actions that he
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08The Right to Vote Throughout history‚ humans are given many rights‚ for instance‚ the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and many more. But one that stuck out to me lately and recently took an influence on my life was the right to vote. I did indeed vote because this past election was a historic election and also because later on down the road‚ I didn’t want to be the one complaining about something that I could have changed or helped by voting. Ever since the United States became independent‚ people
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exercising the right to vote. Americans today have developed a mindset that their vote does not make a difference‚ and that voicing out their opinions is a waste of time. This is not the case‚ however‚ as the rights that Americans are neglecting are the same rights that our ancestors have fought for during the enforcement of the Fifteenth Amendment. The laws that affect the average individuals‚ the influences of various platformed parties‚ and the importance of voting in society exemplifies why Americans
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PATRICIA LARRE 9/23/2013. LEVEL: 108. Should teenagers below eighteen years old travel to foreign countries on their own? Being able to travel is a privilege. Nowadays it is getting more and more expensive and people is earning less and less money. But for those who can afford it‚ is one of the most amazing and exciting situations someone can experience. Besides that‚ many parents believe that children under eighteen years old shouldn’t travel on their own because of the risk that traveling
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When the 26th amendment was passed‚ it gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. Today‚ nearly thirty-five years later‚ the question has become "should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote?" Of course the general consensus of youth is for this option‚ yet a surprising amount of adults are supporting the movement as well. In order to understand why lowering the voting age would even be considered‚ it is necessary to examine why the 26th amendment was passed in the first place. The United States was in the throes
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