continues today. In our nation‚ the struggle for the right to vote continued for over a century after the U.S. Constitution granted voting rights to white male landowners. It took over a century before American women were given the right to vote. African-Americans have had the constitutional right to vote for 130 years‚ but it wasn’t until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 before these rights were enforced by federal authorities. Eighteen-year-olds were granted the right to vote
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In all of my 13 years of living I’ve heard so much about voting and how everyone should vote‚ but nobody has bothered to tell me why. I’ve grown up with a lot of my family voting for presidents‚ state representatives‚ senators‚ and more but it’s just something that they do without thinking. When election time comes‚ they go to wherever they need to go to vote‚ they vote‚ and then they come home. I believe that the importance of voting should be taught everywhere. As Americans living in the democracy
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.16 yr olds would mess up the country. If the voting age changed‚ people who wouldn’t be in power will probably will make it to power. The voting age of 18 should not be changed to 16. People at age 16 have no political interest most of the time. They wouldn’t vote anyway due to the lackof knowledge. The percentage of voters then will decrease even more due to a larger voting population‚ but the same amount of voters. This means voting will not change‚ so there is no point of changing it. Another
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“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‚
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Democracy is a foundation of a country’s success. The idea of mandatory voting goes against the democracy of the United States. Mandatory voting is a violation of our civil rights that might become a law in the United States. Although many believe that mandatory voting helps to strengthen a democratic government by increasing the number of voters‚ mandatory voting violates people’s freedom of choice in the United States. Mandatory voting is the government’s oppression to its citizens. Force people to vote
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its functions and programmes‚ periodic free and fair elections to be conducted by an independent electoral body‚ recognition that citizens have a right and a responsibility to play a part in government and in social community‚ a multiple political system with equality of opportunities‚ opinion‚ ideas and prospects that will benefit all the
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VOTING (Dictionary)Voting is a formal expression of opinion or choice‚ either positive or negative‚ made by an individual or a body of individuals. All American have the right to vote when they turn the age of 18 and are considered an adult. You only hear about voting really when it comes to the election for the President of the United States or a candidate is running for a seat in a government position. The American people believe that they should vote because they think it actually matters. Then
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responsibility to America. We have many jobs that we have to do. Voting is one thing that all of us should do. We have got or freedom by the military. If no one serves then we don’t have our freedom. Also everyone should also be treated equal. Serving our country is one of our jobs so we can have life‚ liberty and enjoy the pursuit of happiness. Voting is a very important part to America. If we did not vote we wouldn’t have any presidents. Voting is also a way to express what you believe. Less than
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election due to various reasons. Is this ok? I believe that voting is a right and people should care about it. it is also good in many ways and I will explain why. Voting can help make minimum wages higher‚ lower income inequality‚ it can better healthcare etc. Voting also allows the voter to feel some sense of control and power over his or her future. No matter what the outcome of the election people are still able to express themselves. Voting is a form of personal authorization that gives you the
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