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    that we have multiple freedoms. With freedom comes high responsibility‚ one being voting. Voting is not just about deciding the president‚ senate‚ or governor‚ it is about choosing a person you believe will best represent your state‚ county‚ country and ultimately yourself the best. In voting for a governmental representative‚ you need to realize the fundamentals of the government and how those might affect your voting. In knowing what the government fundamentals are‚ this prepares you for when you

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    Political Science 298 Book Review November 6th‚ 2012 Danny Fitzpatrick Is Voting For Young People? The main point according Martin P. Wattenberg in Is Voting For Young People is that young people today do not vote during elections as much compared to other voting groups. Young people today are politically unengaged. “These state patterns of voting participation can be confirmed on the national level by the Census Bureau’s 2010 survey data. Among U.S. citizens

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    roughly one-third of the voting age population turns out for a Parliamentary election once every four years – let alone federal or local elections – it becomes difficult to defend the “free” right to vote. Voting is not only a right‚ but a responsibility. Therefore‚ voting in elections should be compulsory in Germany as a way to increase voter turnout and to raise overall political awareness. Contrary to the public belief that a legal obligation to vote is a rarity‚ compulsory voting has been used successfully

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    Should voting be compulsory? The voter apathy in Canada in the 2004 federal elections was so high‚ that politicians are now searching for a method to increase the turnout. One of the possible solutions is introducing the mandatory voting‚ where every voter is forced to participate in the elections. First of all one big benefit of the mandatory voting is the equalization of the social bias because according to some surveys a very big part of the voters are white property owners. If all people

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    Why Voting Is Important

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    Voting is one of the most important things that can be done as an American. Voting gives people the right to voice their opinion on pending laws‚ ordinances‚ and who they want to be in local and state officials. It also will let people decide who will be the leaders of our country. Voting makes it impossible for someone or one party to stay in office longer than the legal amount of time. Voting gives people the power so there cannot be laws passed without them having a say on it. If a law is being

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    One issue from this year’s ballot is Elections having to do with choice voting. One of the Pro’s is we do not need to run off expensive elections. This choice voting include the solvation to elections this results in no greater number of winners through the clearance of steps and having runners choose their second and third choice runners. Another pro is our spokespeople are playing a strategy game. This plan includes our third forces are less likely to ruin elections with the see to of removal

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    Voting Age 16

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    VOTING AT 16? Neglected for a generation‚ a troublesome political question is back : when should young people be able to vote for candidates in elections? Conservative peer Lord Lucas of Crudwell and Dingwall recently tabled a Private Members Bill in the Lords. It proposed a voting age of 16. And this week‚ for the first time‚ a national coalition has been launched at the Houses of Parliament. The Votes at 16 Campaign is backed by a wide range of groups – from the National Black Youth Forum and

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    VOTING RIGHTS ACT

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    Why voting right should be reformed College students are among the largest group of people that would be affected most by the new voting rights laws. Most college students enter college at age seventeen so once it’s time to go to the polls they would just be turning eighteen which is the age you are allowed to vote. That seem as if it wouldn’t be a problem but a lot of college students go out of state for college so the new voting right act would make it difficult for them to register to vote

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    …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………         Is  Compulsory  Voting  Justified  in  a  Liberal  Democracy  ?   The   normative   debate   on   compulsory   voting   has   recently   known   a   revival   in   political  theory1.  One  of  the  main  issues  at  stake  is  whether  compulsory  voting  should  be   considered  as  a  liberal  or  as  an

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    Voting Rights Dbq

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    The Voting Rights Act of 1965‚ originally designed as a temporary emergency measure‚ quickly suspended the use of all literacy tests‚ as well as good character requirements. Congress believed that enacting the voting rights act was necessary because it enforced the pre-existing 15th and 19th amendments. As President Lyndon B. Johnson stated after signing the voting rights act on August 6th‚ that day was “a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield”. Not

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