Book Review: “Is Voting for Young People?” (2E) by Martin Wattenberg Watternberg‚ Martin. Is Voting for Young People? With a Postscript on Citizen Engagement‚ 2nd edition. Harlow: Longman‚ 2007. In this concise work of political science‚ Professor Wattenberg of UC Irvine sketches the outline of a potentially serious problem facing modern democracies: the ever-declining political awareness and participation among youth. Wattenberg analyzes election surveys and public opinion polls in order to ascertain
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candidates‚ yet they still insist on voting on for them‚ saying things like “I’m voting for the lesser of two evils.” However‚ voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil. There can be better choices in third parties if they want them‚ yet people refuse to vote in them because they feel like they are “wasting their vote.” However‚ someone wasting their vote would be them wasting their vote on a candidate that they don’t believe in or even like. Voting for third parties is not
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Voting should be mandatory for Americans. Its true that sometimes in history certain people weren’t allowed to vote‚ but that is no longer a issue. Over the years there has been argued over who should be able to vote and who shouldn’t. For example‚ women weren’t allowed to vote until August 18‚ 1920. Nowadays though people are allowed to vote‚ no matter your race‚ color‚ gender‚ ect.‚ you are. However even though not being able to vote is no longer a issue‚ a huge sum of Americans don’t vote. Which
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Enact Mandatory Voting? Many countries around the world have compulsory voting laws including Argentina‚ Australia‚ and Belgium‚ but will this work for the United States? Estimates have shown that in the 2016 election only 58% of eligible citizens voted. Various arguments exist debating the necessity of mandatory voting. Arguments opposing mandatory voting insist that the process would lead to empty votes from both uneducated and disinterested citizens. Furthermore mandatory voting is contrary to
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= Voting For the Wrong Reason Natalya Hill Ivy Tech Community College I have to argue the fact that people who vote for the wrong reason‚ are just as at fault as the president of the United States of America. When citizen of the United States of America vote for president because of their own personal beliefs and views‚ they should think twice about voting for those reasons. When a presidential candidate is campaigning to become president and they express their personal views‚ people should
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Voting in America There are many things that people in America can vote on. They range from taxes to presidents to laws. For the sake of simplicity‚ the following will be focusing on the voting of presidents since it is the most well-known and relevant at the time. Most if not all of the things noted in the voting of presidents can be transferred to the voting of anything else. However‚ in order to understand what is wrong with the voting of our president‚ it is essential that the process of how
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Voting Methods in America The current state of voting and political rhetoric and gridlock seeming to be the new normal begs the question. What if there was a different voting method employed to select our elected officials would the outcomes and focus of the campaign change? What if there was a method choosing our leaders that fostered positive communications and message in order to garner the support of constituents instead of tearing your opponent down and never really focusing on the issues
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Voting age in the USA Student’s Name Institution Abstract Voting is a fundamental process that allows for a legal citizen to express his or her opinion on different issues. These issues are mostly political but not necessarily. The legal voting age in the US is 18years. The notion as to whether the voting age should be lowered or not has been faced with a lot of contention. Some young American citizens feel that‚ it is their right regardless of their age to vote. They pay taxes just like older people
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people and Voting The voting system must undergo a transformation before young people become involved in elections. According to government research (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/) people who are 29 or under were less likely to vote than those who are in older age groups. The results of the same study also found that political interest among young people are decreasing every year. This attitude towards politics can be brought to adulthood and can affect the likelihood of voting. In order
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Administration Office if he is a registered voter‚ then goes to the voting area and chooses the candidates he likes via internet or they can vote in any place they were by using their appropriate user name and password. After they had voted‚ it will instantly counted already‚ and the student can also saw the vote standing. Background of the Study The introduction of computers greatly enhances the speed and efficiency of voting process. Results could be attained even right after the elections
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