able to vote in a free and fair democratic election is a is a right that activists in the suffrage and civil rights movements fought for with their blood‚ sweat‚ and tears. Those activists and many others saw voting as an agent of change and an important civic duty. However‚ the mindset that voting is important has changed over the past few decades. According to a study done by the Pew research center‚ the United States voter turnout trails most developed countries; and the 2016 Presidential election’s
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representative democracy and parliament. The first problem with the American election system is that the constitution does not state it in what voting rights are. Voting rights have only been touched base in the 15th‚ 19th and 26th amendments those being race‚ gender‚ and age. Nowhere in the constitution does it state what all of your rights as a citizen are to voting. There are many key points missing in this‚ but the rest of the rights are picked by that state. As a state has it own say in what your rights
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Computerized Voting System Introduction Background of the Study Mindanao State University at Naawan Campus was founded as a field laboratory of the MSU College of Fisheries. In pursuant to Memorandum Order No. 3 and no. 45 and BOR resolution 92‚ series of 1988. MSU Naawan was formally organized as a distinct autonomous unit of the MSU System. MSU at Naawan for having students that has grown up to about a thousand students now‚ delivered a quality and excellent education
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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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The voting age should be lowered in the U.S. In the last few years the teenagers of our generation and the poor options we have for political candidates have proven that the voting age should be lowered to 16. There is a number of reasons that lowering the voting age will benefit the country. Lowering the voting age will increase voter turnouts‚ give the younger generation‚ a say in the law‚ and help teens become more interested in politics. This is why we should lower the voting age. Lowering the
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the voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old has sparked political debates all over the United States. The main debate has originated from conservative and liberal ideals. The conservatives want to keep the voting age at 18 years old‚ while the liberals want to lower the voting age to 16 years old. This campaign has even already been successful in two Maryland cities. In Hyattsville and Takoma Park‚ Maryland‚ the voting age has been lowered to 17 and 16 years old. (Campaign). The voting age has
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In today’s society people of all ages have had an opinion when it comes to the government and electing our president‚ and whether or not the voting age should change. The voting age should be lowered due to the fact that age has nothing to do with knowing what is going on‚ participation may be increased since more people are able to have a say on who is elected and it gives young adults a voice when is comes to determining who is leading the country. By the time teens enter high school they have
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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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Voting is privilege given to Americans. Many people don’t know how lucky they are to have the privilege to give their opinion on who leads our country. It took many years for the U.S to get voting rights equalized for all citizens; so everyone should take advantage of this. Participating in voting should be happening by every eligible person in the U.S. A person’s characteristics will effect whether or not they are going to participate in voting. It can either positively affect the person or negatively
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Should voting be made mandatory? “To be or not to be‚ that is the question‚” says Hamlet in a soliloquy. In my opinion‚ each and every Indian has the right to ask themselves “to vote or not to vote” when the question of electing the ruling party of the nation arises. In a democratic nation like India‚ I believe every individual should have his or her own judgment when comes to voting. Many arguments exist to prove or disprove the importance of compulsory voting. The arguments for compulsory
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