VOTING AGE Some people think that the voting age should be lowered from 18 to 16‚ I think it should not be lowered. Lowering the voting age isn’t a 100% problem solve idea. For instance most of the younger population do not bother to take part in political process‚" In 2012‚ 62% of the youngest voters showed disinterest in the political process by not voting".(paragraph#4). If already 62% of 18 years or older voters do not vote what makes the younger than 18 year old voters want to vote?.
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Felon Voting faces a serious problem that needs to be solved: When felons are released from prison‚ many of them want to start a new life. However‚ this is difficult when they’ve lost simple rights such as voting. I believe felons should be allowed to vote once they’ve served their time. Studies show that felon voting contributes to lower crime rate. Studies also show that racial discrimination is a leading cause of felony disenfranchisement. According to Democracy’s Ghost – a show that focuses
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Throughout United States history‚ voting requirements have broadened‚ allowing different kinds of people to vote. In the early 1800s‚ only white men could vote. However‚ they did not need property to vote anymore. In addition‚ the white men no longer needed to take the religious test to vote. By the mid-1800s‚ most white males had the privilege to vote. After the Civil War in the year 1865‚ men of all races could vote. The 15th Amendment declared that any male could vote regardless of their
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Student: Selenir Lacerda Instructor: Paola Tineo Course: ESL 098 Date: March 7‚ 2014. Voting: A Right for All Voting is the best way that people have to express their opinions about their views by choosing who they what to represent them as a future leaders. It is a very important civil right because it’s a legal and human right‚ a privilege and responsibility. This powerful right is available for all the citizens‚ even though some of them choose to not use it. In America‚ the right to vote is
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Compulsory Voting‚ the Cure to an Epidemic The world is faced with a new type of threat. Like a disease‚ it spreads and seems to have no boundaries. It affects a variety of countries. It threatens republics‚ democracies‚ and even monarchies‚ criticizing their legitimacy until none remains and chaos ensues. This menace is known as low voter turnout. Low voter turnout affects countries all across the world‚ threating to delegitimize governments that guarantee their citizens the right to vote in elections
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quote is a powerful message by Abraham Lincoln as a way of stating that one vote is capable of changing the fate of the country. Voting is the act of selection and some may say that someone’s vote is unnecessary‚ since there are already so many people voting in that region. However‚ one vote is capable of determining the destiny of the future of America. Moreover‚ voting not only makes the nation unique with its rights‚ but more importantly it impacts the country and its civilians. A great example
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create variation of voting throughout the country. For example‚ all state but Maine and Vermont prohibit prison inmates from voting. Majority of states also refuse to let people vote if they are on parole. There are ten states total that has permanently banned all convicted felons from voting. If states wanted to permit a 16 year old to vote‚ they could do that‚ however no state has yet done this. These rules are important‚ because it can prevent a certain group of people from voting. This has affected
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MAGELLAN’S EXPEDITION WHO: Ferdinand Magellan‚ a Portuguese maritime explorer‚ was the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe and cross the Pacific Ocean on his famous voyage in search of a westward route to the Moluccas (now Melaka). This is one of the greatest Portuguese explorers to ever sail the ocean. Ferdinand Magellan was born in about 1480 in Sabrosa of a noble family‚ and he spent his years as a court page. He ran errands and helped out with general chores but he was still looking for
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largest population in the world. However‚ to resolve this dilemma‚ the idea of mandatory voting could be used to help get the voice of the whole nation out. The need of mandatory is immense for it will better represent the population of America‚ level the playing field of candidate parties‚ and it will give the incentive for more informed voting causing the better quality of voters. To start‚ mandatory voting will benefit the majority of the people because there will be a better representation of
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Voting rights are an extension of civl rights. Since 2001‚ almost 1‚000 bills that would tighten voting laws have been introduced in 46 states. In the 2008 election‚ 2.2 million registered voters did not vote because they did not have the proper identification. In 2011‚ the number affected rose to 3.8 million. The majority of these bills have been in regard to voter ID laws‚ which have been billed as a seemingly reasonable way to prevent people from impersonating voters at the polls. The laws‚ however
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