in voting. I believe in other to increase participation we need to making voting easier. We need to make it to where people could register and vote from their mobile devices. This could get the younger population to participate more and increase the turnout. People might be concerned with people voting for other people, however I think
Combating Issues of Voting and Housing among Filipino Americans in Los Angeles Filipino is the second largest Asian ethnic group in the United States and the largest Asian ethnic group on California. In 1925, the governments accepted Filipinos’ citizenship with a condition of serving up to three years in the U.S Navy (Cee at el, 2015). After years of fighting, in 1946, Filipinos were able to become U.S citizens and to vote and own properties (Cee at el, 2015). Even though, Filipinos-Americans were
points. In this case, one article is pushing towards keeping the voting age at 18, while the other is focused on lowering the voting age. It looks to me that the over-all objective is to increase voter participation. Which makes sense on both sides, the more people who vote, the greater the chance of chosing the right potential canidate. But, everything must have some sort of structure and rules. Therefore there is reason and importance to the specific rule that states you must be 18 or older to vote
“registering to vote is often much more difficult than voting itself” and he explored whether or not the voting registration process is so difficult and inconvenient that it deters the average American from registering to vote at all. Douglas, J. A. (2013). The Foundational Importance of Voting: A Response to Professor Flanders. Retrieved September 06, 2017, from http://uknowledge.uky.edu/law_facpub/297/ This article examines the importance of voting and democratic participation to resolve our election
Some examples of restrictive voting laws include These new restrictions ranged from cuts to early voting to burdens on voter registration to strict voter ID requirements ("Election 2016”). Along with these restrictions, the Supreme Court ruled that states with the longest histories of voting discrimination no longer needed to approve their voting changes with the federal government (Berman). This ruling allowed states to discriminate and
Topic Considering the miniscule overall effect on the outcome of an election that an individual person’s vote has, why do they vote at all? Why do they engage in non - voting political activities in the process of an election (such as volunteering for a camp)? Introduction Political culture has been a subject of political science largely because it deals with attitudes and behavioral patterns of the population. This culture determines the relationship of the citizens with the political system
is the best form of government because the people can hold their leaders accountable and choose who not to re-elect. It offers an adult in the country the opportunity to participate in public affairs by voting. But what can explain the fact that people, especially young adults, do not consider voting as their civic duty and as something that could have an impact on their community. Authors like James Caillier suggests that the problems are corruption of the government and lack of trust of the government
Montgomery County community the nation's first to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. Ms. Shin explains how Councilmember Tim Male asked, “How do we get more people vote” proposing that in a report seen from Denmark it suggest that younger teenagers are more likely to vote rather than their older peers. The director of the national reform organization Rob Richie stated, “ Eighteen year-olds, it turns out, are not a very good first voting age group.” They believe that by expanding the franchise to
Abraham Lincoln once stated, “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” In fact, one should acknowledge the importance of people coming out to vote in order to have a voice in the government. For this reason elections are a vital part of American Democracy. Likewise, elections also reflect American values such as majority rule, due process of law, equality, and rule
is the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and I chose this topic because I always found it amusing that it took so long for African Americans to legally be allowed to vote. I also thought this topic was appropriate since we now have an African American president, and the African Americans citizens need to know that voting I important because we didn’t always have that right. II. Statement of research question, hypothesis Topic: Voting Rights Act of 1965 Issue: Importance of voting