Lowering the Voting Age Do you wish that we would get a teen’s input on world events sometimes? What about getting them to vote? It’s their world too‚ shouldn’t they get to show what they want for our country? I mean they are still getting educated at school about world events. I believe that they should lower the voting age to 13. First of all‚ most of the teens in school are mature enough to truthfully vote who should be president. Evidence shows that when you vote at a younger age you are more
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The voting age should be lowered in the U.S. In the last few years the teenagers of our generation and the poor options we have for political candidates have proven that the voting age should be lowered to 16. There is a number of reasons that lowering the voting age will benefit the country. Lowering the voting age will increase voter turnouts‚ give the younger generation‚ a say in the law‚ and help teens become more interested in politics. This is why we should lower the voting age. Lowering the
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the voting age from 18 years old to 16 years old has sparked political debates all over the United States. The main debate has originated from conservative and liberal ideals. The conservatives want to keep the voting age at 18 years old‚ while the liberals want to lower the voting age to 16 years old. This campaign has even already been successful in two Maryland cities. In Hyattsville and Takoma Park‚ Maryland‚ the voting age has been lowered to 17 and 16 years old. (Campaign). The voting age has
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In today’s society people of all ages have had an opinion when it comes to the government and electing our president‚ and whether or not the voting age should change. The voting age should be lowered due to the fact that age has nothing to do with knowing what is going on‚ participation may be increased since more people are able to have a say on who is elected and it gives young adults a voice when is comes to determining who is leading the country. By the time teens enter high school they have
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boys and makeup. I feel the voting age should not be lowered. Lowering the age would actually decrease voting percantages. Teenagers aren’t concerned with politics. There are many otherways to improve voter turnout besides having teens vote. In 1948‚ 51% of elgible voters participated in the presidential elections. By the time the united states held the 2012 election‚ there had only been a 11% increase‚ making voter participation at 62%. By lowering the voting age we would end up decreasing
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electorate. For this reason‚ the issue of whether or not the voting age should be lowered from eighteen to sixteen commands our attention. Although some have argued that lowering the voting age would have harmful consequences‚ the benefits would more than outweigh the potential drawbacks. The argument against lowering the voting age depends on two criticisms that do not stand up to close scrutiny. The first is that lowering the voting age‚ and therefore increasing the number of potential voters in
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Should the voting age be lowered to 16? Are sixteen year olds‚ mature enough to make responsible decisions? Are they prepared to live with the decisions they make? Yes‚ is the answer to both these questions. Headcount.org states‚ “In 1971‚ at the peak of the youth protests of the Baby Boom‚ the United States passed the 26th Amendment‚ lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age.” Now states‚ are looking to repeat that‚ and lower the age even more. Some states have already lowered the age‚ but not
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this problem but the most debatable resolution is whether the voting age be lowered from eighteen to sixteen. What would persuade the government to lower the voting age to an even lower one than the young adults age of eighteen? On the other hand how can the youth of Canada who have their individual opinions and beliefs be able to make a difference in society without having the right to vote? I strongly believe that lowering the voting age will interest youth to further participate in politics and they
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Should the Voting Age be Increased or Decreased? The right to vote is one of the most salient human rights. It gives everyone a chance to voice their opinion on how they think that we should be governed. It allows the government to listen to the people and get rid of bad rulers. With this being said‚ I think that teens younger than 18 should be able to vote. Many may think this is inapt‚ and condemn me for it‚ but it only makes sense. Teens are growing up‚ and will be the light in the world for
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The United States of America has been one of the lowest Presidential voting participation countries in the world and many people could argue the different reasons for this. Honestly many of those reasons would probably be correct. Some people may argue that its because not enough people are allowed to vote and that they should drop the voting age to 16 instead of 18. Others also may argue that it is because there arent many different variations and options to vote from. I believe that both these
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