Should voting be mandatory? I would like to initiate with a quote‚ which falls apt to the topic and my point of view on it- “A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” -(Theodore Roosevelt). The answer to the question‚ ’Should voting be mandatory ’‚ lies in the topic itself. Before I go any further with what my views are‚ I would like to clear‚ the basic definition of the word- Vote. “It is a formal Expression of Opinion or Will‚ in response to a proposed decision” -(Merriam
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States. Around the world there are many different age requirements in order to drink or buy alcohol. The majority of countries around the world have a set age minimum of eighteen years of age. So why is our drinking age 21? • Why is this important to us? We are all college students and everybody knows that there is underage drinking one way or another. • Professor Ruth C. Engs from Indiana University states “The legal drinking age should be lowered to about 18 or 19 and young adults allowed
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Essay – Why the Voting Age Should Be 21 My persuasive essay topic is why the voting age should be raised to 25 instead of 18. Some people think it should be lowered. Some think the current age is fine. Some people think it should be raised to 21‚ which I agree with. Here’s some reasons I think this should be. The first reason I think that the voting age should be raised to the age 21 is because 18 year olds have very little real life experience. When a person is 21 years of age‚ they have more experience
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Lowering voting age in US Institution Affiliation Date: Over the years‚ there has been argument and debate on whether it is good to lower the voting age in the United States. Some of the Americans have been supporting the issue while others toughly stand against it. Historically‚ the voting age deliberation was also evident when it was lowered to eighteen years in ratification made by Congress in 1971. The voting age was by then at 21 years but by the 26th Amendment of the United States constitution
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Justine Lacroix Fifth Re-‐Bel Event 9th June 2011 Should the obligation to vote be abolished? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Is Compulsory Voting Justified in a Liberal Democracy ? The normative debate on compulsory voting has recently known a revival in political theory1. One of
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So theres a debate about rather the voting age should be lowered to 16 or stay at 18‚ in my opinion it should stay at 18. Lowering the voting age would cause problems because younger voters would probaly be voting without a purpose. Voting is something very importart and should not be done just for fun. When I was 16 I didn’t take voting to serious. I really didn’t understand what it was about or what I was voting for. If I had legal rights to vote at 16 I would have probaly just did it for fun
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Analysis ’ of Articles on the Subject of Lowering the Voting Age to 16 A debate that has seemed to become more popular in the past couple of years is the voting age n the United States‚ and whether it should be lowered to 16. Many teenagers across the nation have reached out and tried to bigot to help get the subject some attention and get those in the political world talking. Many others‚ mostly adults‚ are astonished and appalled at this idea‚ and don ’t seem to take them or the uproar towards
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I strongly believe that the voting age should be changed from 18 to 21‚ the following paragraphs will show why I believe so. One of the main reasons why I believe that the voting age should be changed is maturity. At 18 years of age‚ one has just graduated from High School and is still under the care of the parents which means maturity has not set in yet. Maturity is a virtue that every voter should posses because a person who is mature is able to make right decisions during elections. Individuals
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Lower the Drinking Age to 18 Over 700 soldiers under the age of 21 have lost their lives fighting in Iraq. And According to the government they were responsible enough to die for their country‚ but not responsible enough to have a drink of alcohol. In the United States a person is allowed to vote‚ join the military‚ and take the risks of life and death‚ and are considered a legal adult all at the age of 18. Therefore shouldn’t they also be trusted to make their own decisions about alcohol consumption
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Since the states increased their drinking age to 21 in 1987‚ every citizen of this country between the ages of 18 and 20 have been oppressed by the very people elected to power to protect their rights. It is evident that the legal drinking age among Americans should be lowered to the legal age of adulthood‚ 18 years. At this age‚ any American can marry without their Parent ’s approval and can move out of their guardian ’s house and live on their own. Why are these adults deprived of their right to
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