Voting and Young Adults
In his Social Contract Theory, John Locke expresses the rights of citizens to voice their opinions and give their “popular consent” to a government. Of all the many characteristics of American Democracy, the most important is popular consent. Popular consent draws on the idea that government must draw their powers from those who are governed. One of the first persons to promote this theory was John Locke. Today Americans give their consent to the actions of the government by voting. However, many Americans choose not to utilize this right and do not vote. The right to vote is a duty as well as a privilege. It is important for all citizens to vote in every election to make sure that the democratic, representative system of government is maintained. Persons who do not vote lose their voice in the government (UPO Online). With the largest part of young Americans not voting in most elections, the basic principle of representative democracy is in jeopardy. For those under age thirty, voting rates are twice as low as older Americans. Thirty million young citizens (ages eighteen-thirty) did not vote in the 2000 Presidential election. Of that number, at least sixteen million were likely and potential voters that could have been
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