Votes at 16 (eBook)

Youth Enfranchisement and the Renewal of American Democracy

Niall Guy Michelsen (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
158 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-1143-7 (ISBN)

Infos

At a time when American political institutions are under intense criticism and facing internal and external pressures, Americans must identify opportunities for changing the status quo. Rather than reject the system as fatally flawed, Niall Guy Michelsen argues that lowering the voting age to 16 will decrease the voting gap between the college and non-college citizens. Increasing voter turnout will make the American electorate more representative of the country and add needed voices to political debates. Dr. Michelsen analyzes the nature of voting habits and concludes that too many citizens start their adult lives as non-voters and become habitual non-voters as a result. Using voter turnout data and demographics, Dr. Michelsen shows that lowering the voting age to 16 would help both college-attending and non-college-attending young adults develop voting habits and raise voter turnout.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.9.2020
• Zusatzinfo: 11 Illustrations including: - 2 Black & White Illustrations; - 9 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Costs of Voting • Suffrage • vote at 16 • Voting • voting at 16 • voting enfranchisement • Voting habits • voting laws • Voting Resources • youth enfranchisement
• ISBN-10: 1-7936-1143-2 / 1793611432
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7936-1143-7 / 9781793611437