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Citizens' (Non)Participation in Voting

# 137283 | 1,750 words | 4 sources | MLA | 2008 |

Published on Dec 01, 2008 in Political Science (Election and Campaigns) , Political Science (U.S.)

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Based on two articles which claim that there are reasons the Foudning Fathers never thought of why so many people are not intersted in or getting involved in the voting procesds in elections in the U.S. the conter-argument is that politicians make promises which are seldom kept, third parties have not attracted majority of voters, and minoirities especially have been disaffected from participatory democrsatic activitiesa. Perhaps, the essay concludes, the November 2008 election will be different in percentage of voter turnout.

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CITIZENS' (NON)PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS You get what you don't vote for. The fact that more than three-fourths of the Americans polled are dissatisfied with their President, is offset by the fact that less than three-fourths of possible voters actually voted in the Presidential elections in 2004. According to the U.S. Census Bureau "A'A Sixty-four percent of U.S. citizens age 18 and over voted in the 2004 presidential election, up from 60 percent in 2000, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. Tables from a November survey also show that of 197 million citizens, 72 percent (142 million) reported they were registered to vote. Among those registered, 89 percent (126 million) said they voted.

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