Informed Citizenry Necessary

The American people have been known from the start for a strong Constitution created to protect the rights of their citizens. As culture evolved, our interpretation of the document has shifted with it, but the document itself and its fundamental concepts have not. The Constitution has protected the basic rights of all citizens, and has granted us certain privileges that allow us to uphold the democracy and the government that serves the people. Some of these include the right to vote and the ability of citizens to maintain their status.

But who's to say some citizens wouldn't take advantage of it? Why is an informed citizenry necessary? Well, without it, our democracy would collapse. A democratic society depends on its citizens separating the wheat from the chaff, forming good
It has been instituted multiple times in the past, specifically targeted towards groups of people (women, blacks, non-property owning men), and amendments have been made so that all citizens of the United States can vote (the 19th, 26th, etc.) Supporters of the test argue that it is a check on ignorant voters, and allows us to uphold the privileges of the informed citizens, and keep our democracy stable. However, a voting test is unrealistic, and the issue of an even smaller voter turnout arises, along with questions about the specifics of the test, including who would create the test, a suitable length for the test, a passing grade, and how to enforce the test, to ensure everyone voting takes it. Another problem with instituting a voting test is, it would be useless as a check on ignorant voters. The founding fathers of the nation created a system where the popular vote doesn’t decide the presidency, the electoral college does. Since we already have a check on ignorant voters, the voting test, which may sound good in theory but not so much in practice, would be a wasted, ineffective