The Pros And Cons Of Living In The United States

At 16 we are considered as young adults – accepting responsibilities of our own action – should we not then be treated as one too and hold a position in the political world to prove that we can be trusted to cast our vote wisely. Who is to say at what age we have entered the adulthood mentally and are mature enough, responsible enough to finally be able to vote. Giving the vote to young adults would force politicians to take our needs and desires more seriously instead of it being neglected. By not allowing

Since early colonial times, America has had the reputation of a life where dreams come true. People flocked to America for a new chance at life from European countries and many other various locations in the world. America had high standards to live up to, but did they fully live up to these high expectations? This question could be answered on several different viewpoints. The first major viewpoint is the pros of moving to America and the second is the cons of migrate to a better life.

Is being an American just being a number on a piece of paper, or is it something more? Being an American is not only being a citizen of the United States, its also having freedom and having the chance to live your life to the fullest. Being an American is much more than being a face in a census. According to J. Hector St. John, America can be classified as a place where anyone can call home. "

When legislation on Native Americans is being made in the U.S., one of the biggest considerations that is put in it, is preserving their culture and way of life. Before they universally had citizenship within the United States, tensions were created regarding whether they would have to give up their native ways of life in order to be a citizen. This situation is similar to one little island territory today; where the denizens wish to retain their way of life, yet many of them want citizenship. American Samoa, a country between Hawaii and Australia, is a United States territory. But what is misleading about that statement, is that American Samoans, despite the territory having the prefix of “American,” are not U.S. citizens; instead they fall

Before the twentieth century, both individuals and families could migrate to the U.S. without any restrictions, which means that illegal immigration was not a problem at that time. In 1921, restrictive immigration quotas were presented on a temporary basis which was later expanded and made permanent in 1924. However, even with the new limitations, citizens of the Western Hemisphere countries immigrated outside of the quotas

People might suggest that let sixteen and seventeen years olds citizens should vote just so that the teens can go in the habit of voting at an early age and of to show them how the voting system actually works. Teenagers don’t even have the responsibility to clean up for themselves and are being peer pressured by their so called friends to do something dangerous. That doesn’t sound like people that can handle the idea of being able to change the world for the best or the worst with their vote. If even the eighteens years olds that are legal to vote don’t even vote so,what makes you think that by lowering the voting age is going to make such a big impacted on whatever is that they are voting on. So I believe that sixteen and seventeen year olds shouldn’t be allowed to vote for anything.

The teens in this day and age dont want the ability to vote, for the fact they have no interest in the political events in this generation. Mass majority only want to check socail media and chat with friends. These so called "teens" have better topics to attend on

In the article “ Why We Should Lower the Voting Age to 16,” Laurence Steinberg asserts that teenagers deserve “ more than just a voice to make a change” but a right to vote (Steinberg). He elaborates on how teenagers are qualified to vote because their minds are fully developed enough to make good choices. Steinberg believes that teenagers have the responsibility to vote because currently the teens right now are having a “ thoughtful, eloquent protest.”

There are many adults in this world who know nothing about the politics but still get to vote. I agree with Vogl (2015) that casting votes is a foundation of democracy and should be awarded to every citizen who is eligible “voting is the cornerstone of democracy” (p.1). Teenagers have the right to express their opinions through participating in an election, whether they lack the competence to vote or not. Therefore, they should be given their right to vote because it's their fundamental right and most of them are mature enough to be swayed when

Why should eighteen year old teenagers be able to vote? I personally think the voting age should be changed to twenty one years old. For example, the 2016 Presidential Election: Trump VS. Hillary. During the election, Trump discussed more than political issues, while Hillary discussed more issues with Trump rather than political issues. A lot of eighteen year old's didn't vote for Trump because they do not care about politics and about what's happening in our country. They focused one the non political subjects such as his racial remarks, comments about women, and his incredible urge to build a wall.

Immigration in itself is the act of a person or groups of people moving to a country of

People at 16 have difficulty with understanding complex long-term consequences over short term and so they should not be allowed to vote. 16-year old are too immature to think about the consequences of their votes. They might be allowed to work, drive and make decisions about their future like if they want to go to university, but they are prone to undue influence from their parents, teachers and friends. People at 16 have not fully formed their ideas about their political ideology. Letting 16-year-olds vote would make them susceptible to pressure from their parents to vote a certain way and this would give extra votes to people jeopardizing the country’s democracy. People at 16 are thirsting for confirmation and they like to get rewarded for the accomplishments; parents would be inclined to buy gifts for their children if they vote a certain way and politics would become an even dirtier game. Not only are 16-year olds not mature and informed enough to vote, they also have

Why can’t we all just vote, 16 years old or 20 years old aren't we the same. Teenagers nowadays want their own rights to vote for who should be the new president or anything else, so for me i support the idea of making teenagers vote.

At 16 many teenagers are not concerned with politics. They are still in the "that has nothing to do with me" mindset. Teens tend to not look past the next social event or school football game far enough to care or learn about the impact their vote could have on our entire country. They tend to follow along with what their friends are doing. When I was 16 my group of friends was my unknowing and unreliable source of information. Therefore, allowing 16 year olds to vote would likely lead

Due to the society we live in today I personally believe that 16 year olds should be able to vote. For one, they are given the responsibility to drive, pay taxes, and can be charged with a criminal defense as an adult. With that being said they are being treated like an adult. Also, at that age you as an individual know what is best for yourself and others of your age group. This can go as far as gun ownership which is a problem in some countries, minimum wage as they are the prime age group that is being affected, as well as education as it affects them in the future and other generations behind them. Lastly, it would give a greater say in what other generations have to think about who is leading and area or country. Do you still believe 16 year olds shouldn’t vote?