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Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Voting Age

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The voting age is currently eighteen years old but some people are wondering if the voting age should be lowered to thirteen. The United States has come a long way with voting ever since we became a nation. At first, only white men were allowed to vote; however, in 1869 the 15th amendment was passed to give African Americans the right to vote. Then, in 1920 the 19th amendment was ratified and all women were given the right to vote. On the other hand, is lowering the voting age to thirteen doing a little too much? Lowering the voting age would be a terrible idea because of immature decisions, lack of knowledge, and that teens simply do not care to vote. Teens would make immature decisions and vote for the wrong reasons. For example, some teens may vote for trump because they think he is funny but they do not really know what they are voting for. Trump wants to build a wall …show more content…

Their main priorities are what their actual interests in such as sports, school, and music. Only a few teens that young are interested in government and politics and have the knowledge on what they are doing when they vote. A thirteen year old would probably not vote because they just do not care. They are not interested in politics or who becomes president because it will not affect them directly. They are not even adults that can live on their own and many of the president's decisions will not affect them directly only their parents. On the contrary, since teens do not care about their vote, they will just go in are place a careless vote because they can. This would cause a corrupt voting on presidents and other government officials because it would not give a good representation of the people’s say and what they want. Of course this would negatively affect America if the president is not giving the people what they want. However some people may argue that the voting age should be lowered to

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Ever since the 26th amendment was passed, eighteen year olds were allowed to vote. This new voting age led to this new age group showing less representation than older groups. It was then thought of in the Montgomery County to try and change this, so they lowered the voting age to sixteen. This new way of thinking was brought up to try and bring up the amount of young voters they see less of in elections. I support this new change because it seems like a good idea to let younger people have the chance to voice their opinions.

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Given the general dejection that faces this state political process currently, changing the voting age to 16 and upward will really get young people thrilled. Allowing 16- years old and upward the right to vote while still living with their parents would encourage a habit that will continue once they leave their nest. Teenagers who come from a non-politically active household tend to take on their parents political views, if such teenagers sees other teenagers participating in a local election, they would be encouraged to turn out putting behind their inherited non political participation views from their parents. Teenagers are the future of the states, the voting age adult who don’t turn out during election will soon expire and the youth who will eventually make it an habit to go vote will replace

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They are more likely to choose a candidate on who everyone else likes instead of choosing who they want because they are still young trying to figure out just who they want to be and who they are. In the article “ Juvenile Justice Advocates Wary of Lowering the Voting Age to 16” Youth Justice CEO Marcy Mistrett states,” Lowering the voting age could lead to more teenagers charged as adults in the criminal justice system at a time when D.C. already locks up too many kids under the age of 18. The justification would be that an adolescent mature enough to vote is mature enough to face tougher penalties.” Sixteen year-olds want the right to vote but can they handle the consequences that go with that? Can they handle being tried as an adult if they were ever in a case?

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Report on the article Bridging the bonding gap: The Transition from Primates to Humans Introduction The article “Bridging the bonding gap: The Transition from Primates to Humans” was published on May 28, 2012 by R.I.M. Dunbar. This article is about the research study performed on primate societies, their social interaction methods and how social relationships differ and evolve. Primates are known to set up social structures, some smaller than others, while others are temporary, and others are long-lasting.

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A person should vote because they believe it is their duty as a citizen and because they belief in the process. Many people point out that elders tend to vote more often but I respectfully point out that older people have a habit of dying off at a fairly regular basis. Disenfranchisement with the establishment can be a life long mindset, indeed it may be that the system of government is creating groups of people who believe that voting is a waste of time, an idea that may be planted at a younger age. Once upon a time you had to be older than 18 to vote, many debates were held over the pros and cons but eventually the age restriction was lowered and it has had little ill effect on our society. I believe that lowering it further, to an age where many teenagers are considering their future and how best to prepare for it would have a dual benefit of forcing American youths to focus on planning their lives and building rapport with our system of

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The 26th amendment states “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.” My opinion on the 26 amendment is that the voting age should be lowered to 16 instead of 18. I also believe the 2nd amendment should be change which also expresses “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Changing the 26th amendment could gradually increase society being safer. I feel the 26th amendment should be change because people of teenage years seem to know just as much about politics as much as older people.

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The minimum voting age should be lowered to 16 The decisions of political leaders affect the lives of numerous young people in today’s society, including the bulk of high schoolers in America. The right to vote is a considerable privilege and should not be limited do to the opinions of older people thinking the youth of this generation is not mature enough to make a responsible decision that contributes to this country. Voting should not be restricted to the age of 18 and above. Studies show that laws are passed to alleviate the everyday lives of ALL Americans, not just the adults; therefore the voting age minimum should be lowered to 16.

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Should 16 and 17 - year old citizens be allowed to vote? One can say that being 16 and 17 years old gives you the right to vote just as the ones that are 18 since is during the process of matureness and kids going to high school and learning more about our country. However, in the article ‘Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history making moment at the polls’ by Annys Shin one of the characters states that not even 18 years old “are not a very good first voting age group.” That’s why the concerns of people lowering the voting age is about maturity, knowledge, and responsibility. There is definitely some discussion about lowering the voting age to 16 and 17 and that’s where I believe that they shouldn’t lower the voting age because of how

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Until the year of 1971, people were not allowed to vote until the age of twenty-one. People assumed that lowering the age would cause chaos, but regardless of the people’s opinion, on March 23, 1971, the legal age to vote was lowered to eighteen. ( Al Jazeera) Lowering the age before did not cause chaos, so why would lowering it again, to a respectful age group, be any worse? Voting laws have changed a lot since the early days.

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Keep the Age 18 There is a debate going on these days, it's about lowering the voting age to sixteen. In my personal opinion I dont think sixteen year olds should be allowed to vote, due to the fact that at sixteen you can't do much for their country. Another reason is there really wont be alot of participation. My last reason for saying sixteen year olds should not be allowed to vote is because, at a minors age you can't even take care of yourself. To explain my first reason of not wanting the voting age to be lowered, sixteen year olds can't do much for their country.

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Most 16 year old kids dont know much about or learn much about the presidental election to be able to vote. I feel the voting age 18 is a little risky itself and going lower is just unprofessional. Judges are comparing our country to diffrent countries like our rules and presidents are the same. My arguement is to keep the voting age at 18 years old.

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Keeping the voting age at 18 or lowering the required age to vote has been a mass debate across the world. Some people think that keeping the age at 18 will be more efficent than lowering it. Others believe that lowering the required age to vote may cause problems with the percentage of voters. There are many pros and cons about the whole debate. In my opinion, I think the required age to vote should be left at age 18.

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One cannot put the stress of having to choose a president who will lead the country for the next four years on a 16 year old who is having a mental breakdown because there crush wont text them back. Lowering the voting age would only decrease the voting percentage in the in the young voters. We should be more focused on how to make voting easier and more flexible for everybody, like the passage said we need to make voting mobile ,secure but also easier ways on how people can vote from there comfort at home. Even thinking of lowering the voting age is just asking for less votes or even worst votes from teenagers who are still dependent from their parents ,and there opinions .America will continue to grow and have new presidents wwe just need to make the right decisions and keep the voting age at

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The voting age should be lowered to 16 because youth will vote thoroughly, 16 is a better age to start voting, and voting will provide an intrinsic benefit to the lives of young people. Firstly, it is best for us to lower the voting age because young adults will vote thoroughly and make the right decisions. Alternet says that young voters are likely to vote in much the same way as their parents, not because they are coerced to do so but because or shared values meaning that there will be no worries that irresponsible teenagers will make wrong choices. National

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On the other hand, many people who want the voting age to remain the same claim that at age 16 or 17 there’s no burning issues to motivate or interest teenage voters. If the justification for lowering the voting age was to to boost voter turnout there was plenty of other solutions presented in the article. Shin states“Other possible changes include same-day registration, allowing paroled felons to vote, and giving candidates easier access to apartment buildings to campaign.” This only reinforces the importance of young voters to Council members because as stated in the article, “reports from Denmark suggest that younger teenagers are more likely to cast a ballot than slightly older peers.” At such a young age teenagers are taught to take action and strive towards creating a better future for themselves and starting at grassroots level with municipal elections in my opinion is the perfect way to start.

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