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    and vote for what they want and believe in. Voting is a constitutional right in which all American citizens have such as my parents. My parents vote in what they believe in and my mom is even a politician so people vote for her. It's important to vote because we can express our opinions and it could change our future. Opinion, everyone uses it from the president to an average joe, so what is one of the best ways to voice your opinion, voting. You vote because you want to express what should

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    Voting in America Essay

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    Voting has not always been as easy as it is today. It is interesting to examine how far America has progressed in its process of allowing different types of people to be able to vote. Voting was once aimed at a particular group of people, which were white males that owned their own property. Today, most people over the age of eighteen can vote, except for the mentally incompetent or people who have been convicted of major felonies in some states. The decline of voter participation has always

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    College Voting Analysis

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    Ever since the first presidential election in 1789, the process of voting has transformed immensely; poll tax has been eliminated, and African American men and then women gained suffrage. Dependent on such changes, every American man and woman can vote, now including current college students, so the University of Texas at Austin presented a series of lectures to integrate current students to the process and significance of voting. Three speakers—Mark Updegrove, Bethany Albertson, and Michael B. Stoff—argued

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    Compulsory Voting DBQ

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    In recent years, due to non compulsory voting, our national affairs and international affairs have been affected. America should have compulsory voting because of increased voter turnout rates, the questionability of the legitimacy of our government and the education of politics for the people. The voter turnout rates can lead to a multitude of things like education and more accurate votes to the simple feel of completing a civic duty. The endgame of voter turnouts is the education of voters involved

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    Given the opportunity to vote is a very crucial task. Voting in the United States dates back to a time when the United States was first being developed and being a patriot actually meant something. The choice to vote is a very important choice that we the citizens of the United States have. By submitting a vote one is doing so much more than just selecting the next president. You are selecting a leader. Someone who you believe could lead this country in the right direction while having the capability

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    Change The Voting Age

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    changed the voting age to 16 that there would be an increase in the number of votes. The reason I say this is because, many people see the problems that are faced on a daily basis. The only way things will be changed is if we make a change. When it's time to vote we're voting for new politicans. As stated in the passage many other countries have already done so. Voting allows the people to be heard, it shows that we the people care who's over us, and it's our responsibility. Voting allows the

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    Mandatory voting in America should be implied in the political system. Countries such as Australia and Belgium have already enforced this law on its people, and have had great results in the increasing turnout of voters going to polls. In excess of seventy years in Australia, voters have been obliged to appear to survey Election Day. Disappointment to show up causes a fine of up to fifteen dollars. Australian races since mandatory voting was implemented the turnout has reached an amount of ninety

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    is for all citizens to have a say in how the country is run. Given that our voter turnout is so poor, the question becomes: should voting be mandatory in America? I believe voting should be made mandatory. Compulsory voting is a civic duty, a means to reciprocate for the liberties America provides, and will increase voter turnout voting districts. Compulsory voting is a civic duty like many other mandated civic duties already accepted by Americans. As citizens of the United States we learn early

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    scientists have used to explain voting behaviour have altered in significance. Factors such as class and gender have diminished in their propensity to dictate voting behaviour since the mid 20th century, with some political scientists arguing that this has contributed to a climate of partisan de-alignment among modern British voters. In place of these traditional explanations of voting behaviour, some now point to heightened electoral volatility and the rise in issue voting when explaining the vote shares

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    Everyone should be able to vote, this is true. The controversy between the best way to do so, is evident. Electronic Voting Machines, or EVMs, have been introduced within the past deacde. Although they have provided innovative strengths to the process of voting, EVMs, also have many weaknesses. Electronic voting has proved it's previlence in today's society. People with language barriers and physical disabilities are accomodated perfectly by the high-tech EVMs. They are easy for disabled voters

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