Forced+Voting

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Name:Loren Welsh

‍‍‍‍‍Topic:Should it be required by law to vote?
==‍‍‍‍‍Thesis Statement: A low percentage of voters is a good thing, because it means there are less clueless people voting.==

‍‍‍‍‍Outline:
I. Introduction: (include general ideas that will introduce your topic)INTRO -There is not a very high percentage of voting-age americans, and there are fewer voters each year. II. Body Paragraph #1 - Topic Sentence (subject + opinion) This should be your first main idea or claim.PEOPLE WHO SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOTE

-"Only 51 percent of voting-age americans" voted the past year, which is a good thing because it narrows down the amount of people that dont know who or what they are voting for.(Quindlin) -We need the people that dont know what they are doing to stop voting. They should have an idea about the history of our government and know about our current government before they choose a random person to run our country. -If we have compulsory voting, then we will have all people required to vote, including people who are clueless about our economy, government, debt, and more.

III. Body Paragraph #2 - Topic Sentence (subject + opinion) This should be your second main idea or claim.PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NOT VOTE IV. Body Paragraph #3 - Topic Sentence (subject + opinion) This should be yoru third main idea or claim.WAYS TO HELP VOTERS BODY PARAGRAPHS REVISED TO MATCH CAPITOLIZED LETTERS. V. Conclusion - Don't write anything here yet.
 * Since all americans have the right to vote, they should use it respectfully and wisely because "our country was founded on the ideal that voting would enable us to be in control of our destiny."(Corley)
 * Although "it is the citizen's responsibility to elect their representataives", we don't need people just voting for a random person because they don't care about our government or who is our president.(Tario)
 * We don't want people to be "required by law to vote" if they don't want to, because that means the more serious and educated people will take the time to vote.(Hardy)
 * "During the colonial times, the right to vote was severely limited", since we have the huge privledge to vote, we should take it seriously and make our decision wisely.(Wilson)
 * If we have a bunch of "random votes", we are not using our right fairly. Randomly voting does not help choose our president at all, it is better to just not vote.(Tario)
 * We are lucky enough to have so many resources to learn about the history of our government, we should take advantage of that and use it towards our government.

Rough Draft There is not a very high percentage of voting-age Americans actually voting, and there are fewer of them voting each year. Many people see that as a bad thing, but considering all of the people who know nothing about our government and it's history, this is good. The last thing we need out of voting-age people, are random votes. Some people may just choose a person because he is handsom, or he promises you things that may not be true, and that is not how citizens should use their right to vote. We are lucky enough to be able to vote, and we don't need to waste that and elect a bad leader for our country. A low percentage of voters is a good thing, because it means there are less clueless people voting.

In the past year, "Only 51 percent of voting-age Americans voted".(Quindlin) Each year the percent of people voting is decreasing. It is better that we have the percent lowering instead of rising becuase if it kept rising then eventually everyone would be voting, and we don't want that. We need the people that don't know why or who they are voting for to stop voting. Citizens should have an idea about the history of our government and know what they think about the current government. People that dropped out of school and never learned about our government or how it works should not vote. Also, people who really don't care about our country and its government who may have moved here from another country shouldn't vote. If we have compulsory voting, then everyone will be required by law to vote. When everyone is required to vote, that means all the knowledgeable people and the clueless people's votes will be mixed. American citizens should have enough respect for his country and its government to vote with the best of their knowledge.

We are very lucky that we are able to elect our leaders, and some people take that for granted. Although "it is the citizens responsibility to elect their representatives", we want the people who know what they are doing to vote. The people we actually want to vote are the ones that take the time to watch the news, that are for a certain party, and know how the government works. "Our country was founded on the ideal that voting would enable us to be in control of our destiny", so the future of our country is up to us and the decisions we make today. We don't want people to be "required by law to vote" if they don't want to, because that means the more serious and educated people's votes will count more. If we can reduce the amount of people who "random vote" we have a better chance of electing the right leader for our country.

There is no encouragement or advertising for you to vote. Many people may not even know where to vote. There should not be advertising because american citizens should have enough intrest in their country and government to find out where to vote. Who our president is affects everyone in the country no matter what, so people should use their right as they please to try to have the president they want elected. "During the colonial times, the right to vote was severely limited", since we have the privledge to vote, we should take it seriously and wisely.(Wilson)