Age has been a requirement for voting since the inception of democracy. The 28th amendment lowered the age from 21 to 18 in 1971‚ and this improved the voice of this demographic in all elections. The balancing act of the rights of the citizen versus the responsibility of the citizens sometimes faces question of definition. For a democracy to function many things need to work in a cohesive manner and representation of the younger population segments is an important aspect‚ and allowing voting rights
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the Drinking Age Be Lowered? In America‚ 38 states have the minimum drinking age at 21. However‚ the other 12 have exceptions to that law. Although underage drinking has been a problem in society. Lowering the drinking age would create responsibility in young adults (Top pro and con arguments). It would also allow young adults make better decisions and take responsibility for their actions. People say the lowering the drinking age would be irresponsible because of the dangers posed by drinking. In
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Drinking under age is a major problem now in days with teens like me. That think that it will help them deal with their problems back home but what we don’t know it can actually make everything way worse than what it already is. This is my experience on why I thought it would help and what it actually happen and how it just gave me more problems than what I already have and what I learn. It all started on this past weekend on a Saturday me and a friend whet to a concert on base. I been having
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Time to Lower the Drinking Age? Over 5000 deaths occur from alcohol-related actions each year (McCardell). Binge drinking‚ a major issue among underage drinkers‚ is defined as having at least 5 drinks on one occasion (Kiesbye 21). The US is one of just four countries with an age requirement of 21. Only Islamic countries have more restrictive drinking laws. (Kiesbye 26). The minimum age of 21 passed Congress in 1984 (Balko). Vermont fought the law concerning the minimum age all the way to Supreme
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College Presidents call for debate on lowering the drinking age to 18 BCOM/275 May‚ 20 2012 Betty Bernstein College Presidents call for debate on lowering the drinking age to 18 I read the article “College Presidents call for debate on lowering the drinking age to 18”‚ which was published in the Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly Newsletter on September 8‚ 2008. In my opinion‚ there is not a lot of value and credibility to this article. John McArdell‚ the President of Middlebury College
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brings up the question‚ should the legal drinking age of alcohal be lowered to 18 years old? Many people around the nation state that teens of 18 years old are developed enough to not get affected by alcohol‚ that it would decrease binge drinking‚ and that teens would have to be private about drinking and could do it in more supervised‚ safe environments. But‚ after research‚ it is clear to see these claims are not true or reasonable. The legal drinking age should definitely not be lowered because
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When thinking about the drinking age it can be a very scary topic. In some countries the drinking age can be as low as 16. Countries like Germany‚ Italy‚ Switzerland have the drinking age at sixteen.I believe that can cause a lot of problems in society because I believe a sixteen year old is still a child and isn’t ready for the consensus that comes with it.That been said a lot of 16 year olds are still under their parents roof. What makes you think they can consume alcohol? They are not mature enough
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Keeping the Drinking at 21 In the world today‚ the majority of countries has a legal drinking age of eighteen or lower. Unlike many other countries‚ the United States has a minimum legal drinking age of twenty-one. Although our laws acknowledge that at age eighteen one is an adult who possess sufficient maturity and judgment to operate a motor vehicle‚ serve in the military‚ perform jury duty‚ sign a contract or even get married‚ those same laws deny that same adult the right to purchase‚ possess
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Teen Binge Drinking Can Do Long-Term Brain Damage First of all‚ what is binge drinking? Binge drinking refers to the act of drinking heavily over a short period of time or drinking continuously over a number of days or weeks. If someone drinks heavily over a long period of time‚ they can become physically and psychologically dependent upon alcohol. Their body gets used to functioning with alcohol present and drinking can become more important than other activities in their life. Over time‚ alcohol
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would you feel if your your loved teen was taken from you because of teen drinking? Underage drinking has been a problem for many years and sadly people do get their loved ones taken from them because of teen drinking. Many of the underage drinking accidents aren’t because of driving either. There are short term and long term health effects that can effects that can cause tremendous pain on your community. Underage drinking has been a problem for many years. It has primarily impacted society
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