What might be done to encourage more people to vote in elections?
What might be done to encourage more people to vote in elections?
Firstly in this essay I would like to say why voting is relatively important nowadays, the second thing I will discuss is why the public tends to avoid voting on elections, third thing will be an issue of how to encourage more people to vote and lastly I will conclude with my opinion. Nowadays, in our society, which is mostly democratic, everyone tends to participate in politics. Participation in politics can also be seen as the best way to being informed about political structure and plans. Voting in elections is the most common way of participation. However there are many other ways of participating in politics such as joining a pressure group, which is an organisation by group of people, who want to protect and promote their ideas. They do not try to get elected unlike political parties. Joining the political party is also a way of participation but it is more formal and serious. It can also be a participation by contributing financially to a political party or pressure group.
Participation in politics by voting is very important in modern world because it can represent the opinion of the general public and how it feels about the important political issues of the current times, that is why it is important to encourage more people to vote and express their opinion. Also by saying that modern society is based on democracy, higher participation of public in political issues of the country will be a sign of healthy democracy, as democracy promotes the idea of considering and listening to the voices of public, therefore public should be actively motivated for voting on election. Voting in elections represents the simplest way of participation because it does not happen very often, it happens just every few years. Some academics believe that in the representative democracy the involvement of the public in decision-making process is better when it is limited to elected representatives,
Firstly in this essay I would like to say why voting is relatively important nowadays, the second thing I will discuss is why the public tends to avoid voting on elections, third thing will be an issue of how to encourage more people to vote and lastly I will conclude with my opinion. Nowadays, in our society, which is mostly democratic, everyone tends to participate in politics. Participation in politics can also be seen as the best way to being informed about political structure and plans. Voting in elections is the most common way of participation. However there are many other ways of participating in politics such as joining a pressure group, which is an organisation by group of people, who want to protect and promote their ideas. They do not try to get elected unlike political parties. Joining the political party is also a way of participation but it is more formal and serious. It can also be a participation by contributing financially to a political party or pressure group.
Participation in politics by voting is very important in modern world because it can represent the opinion of the general public and how it feels about the important political issues of the current times, that is why it is important to encourage more people to vote and express their opinion. Also by saying that modern society is based on democracy, higher participation of public in political issues of the country will be a sign of healthy democracy, as democracy promotes the idea of considering and listening to the voices of public, therefore public should be actively motivated for voting on election. Voting in elections represents the simplest way of participation because it does not happen very often, it happens just every few years. Some academics believe that in the representative democracy the involvement of the public in decision-making process is better when it is limited to elected representatives,
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