We are a democratic country‚ with this comes a responsibility which involves voting. In Canada every citizen‚ over the age of eighteen‚ has the right to vote‚ but so many chose not to. With voters turn out toward outstanding lows‚ wouldn’t mandatory voting make the best law based solution? Britannica.com describes compulsory voting as a‚ “system in some countries‚ notably Australia and Belgium‚ electoral participation is legally required‚ and nonvoters can face fines. The concept of compulsory voting
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In 1948 only 51% of eligible voters participated in the elections and in 2012 it only increased a mere 11% more to 62%. I believe that the problem is that the United States government hasnt done a great job in encouraging people to be a part of making a decision that’ll greatly affect
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The two party system is not perfect in the sense that if you aren’t supportive of either party you don’t really have a say and may even be left out. The independent voters are unrepresented. In the end they have to decide between one of the two parties even though they don’t necessarily agree with either. Kind of like they are stuck in the middle of the Democrat’s and the Republic’s. People now a days don’t really look into each party they just see or hear something on the news or social media and
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Voting age should increase from 18 to 21 Statement of intent: I am writing this to inform readers about why the voting age should increase to twenty one from eighteen which it is currently in New Zealand. Eighteen year olds don’t have the knowledge needed and I want readers to understand that an eighteen year old isn’t experienced enough to be able to make informed decisions about who should run our country. Are you under twenty one and reading this? I highly doubt it. This is because the
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Many Americans are surprised with how few citizens actually vote. Over the last 50 years‚ in presidential elections‚ the percentage of eligible voters that actually vote ranges between 49% and 60%: the turnout is even lower for non-presidential elections. Voting is a method used to help make a decision or to express an opinion. In America we use voting in many different ways. Politically speaking we use voting in elections for presidents‚ senators‚ representatives‚ mayor‚ judges‚ governors‚ laws
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GM03 Quantitative Techniques for Managers Assignment No.I Assignment Code: 2011GM03A1 Last Date of Submission: 31st March 2011 Maximum Marks:100 Attempt all the questions. All the questions are compulsory and carry equal marks. Section-A Ques.1 In a certain examination there were 100 candidates of whom 21 failed‚ 6 secured distinctions‚ 43 were placed in third division and 18 in the second division. It is known that at least 75% marks are required for distinction‚ at least 40%
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Should the Voting Age be Increased or Decreased? The right to vote is one of the most salient human rights. It gives everyone a chance to voice their opinion on how they think that we should be governed. It allows the government to listen to the people and get rid of bad rulers. With this being said‚ I think that teens younger than 18 should be able to vote. Many may think this is inapt‚ and condemn me for it‚ but it only makes sense. Teens are growing up‚ and will be the light in the world for
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But most American adults don’t even vote nowadays. For example‚ according to a U.S census in 2014‚ a mere 42 percent of Americans voted at all: “Only 42 percent of Americans voted in the 2014 midterm elections‚ the lowest level of voter turnout since 1978”(http://america.aljazeera.com). Because of this‚ the government has taken it into consideration to make voting mandatory. Making voting mandatory could drastically cripple the freedom of speech‚ and break the First Amendment. So
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Immigration is a political issue which reveals the inherent contradiction behind the notion of the liberal democratic nation state. That being the universal promise of human rights‚ and the exclusive promise of membership to the nation. Nowhere is this clearer than the debate surrounding naturalization and the granting of citizenship to immigrants. Historically in Europe‚ citizenship has been intrinsically tied to membership of a singular culture or ethnicity‚ but over the last few decades there
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Students Name Student Number: 000-000-000 Professor: Hugh Jass Title: Young 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
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