The Role of Youth in Politics
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Throughout the history of America young people have always played a crucial role in politics. The famous writer Srirangam Srinivas wrote, “Our country is not in the hands of lazy and corrupted old politicians, this country is ours i.e. youth”. Young people between the ages 18 to 25 are the future of this country and its political system. The young people of America have a responsibility to be involved with politics and with their civic duties. The youth in America must be involved in politics to ensure that America stays a country of freedom, and to combat the corruption in politics, they must also be involved with their civic duties in order to give back to their country and to leave a legacy of political and civic participation for generations to come.
It is no secret that there is a considerable amount of corruption in American politics. A poll conducted by CSNNews.com, shows that 91.9 percent of citizens think that corruption is “a significant problem in Washington DC.” It seems there is always a new story about a political figure taking a bribe or lying. This has been a thorn in the side of the American political system since its creation. Olusegun Obasanjo wrote, “Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today”, the corruption in our politics is causing America to regress. The youth in America have the opportunity to change this. By getting more involved in politics America’s youth can expose the corruption in politics and work to alleviate it for good. This is only possible however, through the youth playing a more active role in politics. The problems in America’s political system aren’t going anywhere and will still be around for the next generation unless something is done about it. If the corruption in politics is to be dealt with
Cavins 2 young people must make it a priority to become more involved in politics and make it their duty to be honest and fair politicians whose only goal is to serve the people of this country. This
Throughout the history of America young people have always played a crucial role in politics. The famous writer Srirangam Srinivas wrote, “Our country is not in the hands of lazy and corrupted old politicians, this country is ours i.e. youth”. Young people between the ages 18 to 25 are the future of this country and its political system. The young people of America have a responsibility to be involved with politics and with their civic duties. The youth in America must be involved in politics to ensure that America stays a country of freedom, and to combat the corruption in politics, they must also be involved with their civic duties in order to give back to their country and to leave a legacy of political and civic participation for generations to come.
It is no secret that there is a considerable amount of corruption in American politics. A poll conducted by CSNNews.com, shows that 91.9 percent of citizens think that corruption is “a significant problem in Washington DC.” It seems there is always a new story about a political figure taking a bribe or lying. This has been a thorn in the side of the American political system since its creation. Olusegun Obasanjo wrote, “Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today”, the corruption in our politics is causing America to regress. The youth in America have the opportunity to change this. By getting more involved in politics America’s youth can expose the corruption in politics and work to alleviate it for good. This is only possible however, through the youth playing a more active role in politics. The problems in America’s political system aren’t going anywhere and will still be around for the next generation unless something is done about it. If the corruption in politics is to be dealt with
Cavins 2 young people must make it a priority to become more involved in politics and make it their duty to be honest and fair politicians whose only goal is to serve the people of this country. This