an equal right. White American men were granted the voting right in 1789‚ when president George Washington won the election. At that time in the U.S‚ neither woman or African-Americans share the right to vote. Woman’s started claiming their right to vote in 1848‚ and the movement went on for 70 years. In 1920 they won the battle and got what they fought for a long time‚ the right to vote. Voting equality was not complete‚ because African-Americans did not have the right to vote. Finally‚ in 1965 the
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for immigrants who are not citizens to vote in state and federal elections. These violations effectively exclude legitimate voters whose votes are diluted‚ and they must be shortened. Voting is a notorious representation in American community life. Besides standing for public office‚ American citizens don’t have any more civic obligations than those that are derived from their ability and responsibility to help shape the community policy. The privilege to vote is an essential vehicle for exercising
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Should prisoners have the right to vote? In the US not all states have the same laws. Depending on the states law‚ the person with a felony or misdemeanor can or cannot vote. It also depends what type of felony the person has committed. The right to vote is privilege that we all get‚ but in some states it can be taken away permanently. “Felon voting has not been regulated federally although some argue that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act can be applied to felon disenfranchisement and that Congress
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olds to vote. I believe they shouldn’t be allowed to vote. They shouldn’t be allowed simply because most 16 year olds do not really care about politics‚ nothing motivates them to vote and even 18 year olds have low voter turnouts. The 16 year olds I know do not care about politics that much either. This is a sign that they shouldn’t be allowed to go into the polls and be able to vote. Shin says that “young people are barely old enough to drive a car don’t have enough perspective to vote”. This is
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Should Military Service Be Required or Not Few people know that according to the Center for Social Development‚ George Warren Brown School of Social Work and Washington University; Cyprus‚ Denmark‚ Finland‚ Germany‚ Jamaica‚ Kenya‚ Malaysia‚ Mexico‚ Nigeria‚ Norway‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Switzerland‚ and Taiwan (Republic of China) require youth national service. According to John Greenya‚ a freelance writer who has written for The Washington Post‚ New Republic‚ and other publications‚ writes there
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many Americans do not vote America is a free country‚ and voting is an important part of that freedom. Unlike other countries where dictators and monarchs make decisions on behalf of the people‚ Americans get the right to decide who runs the country and what laws should govern citizens. But even though voting is an important privilege‚ most Americans simply don’t vote‚ and some of their reasons may surprise you. Here are seven common reasons most Americans don’t vote. 1. They think their vote won’t
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Why Vote? The twenty fourth amendment‚ section one in the United States Constitution gives citizens the right to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President‚ for electors for President or Vice President‚ or for Senator or Representatives in Congress‚ and shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax (24 Amendment ). Voting is a privilege that our ancestors fought for‚ as citizens of
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In the United States‚ we have the privilege to vote. This privilege was given to us through the constitution and its amendments. Today‚ every citizen of the United States has the right to vote. When the Declaration of Independence was signed‚ the right to vote was limited exclusively for white protestant men who owned property. In 1792‚ New Hampshire was the first state that discarded the property requirement to vote. Maryland became the last state to eliminate a religious restriction on voting.
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will be telling you why it is important to vote. I have 3 reasons that I came up with as to why it is important to vote. My three reasons are your vote is important‚ voting is an important part of your independence‚ and if you don’t vote it is like you are leaving your future in the hands of others. The first reason is that your vote is important. If you vote it gives you the option of who might become the government. Your vote could be the deciding vote on who could be the government. Also‚ most
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Children should be required to help with household tasks. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should be required to help with household tasks as soon as they are able to do so. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. The issue about whether children should help with household tasks as soon as they are able to do so is open for debate. Some people say that children should devote more time for playing with their friends‚ watching TV and studying. However
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