Voting
According to recent statistics, America has among the lowest voter turnout of any democracy in the world based on participation in presidential and mid-term elections (Anderson, 2000). According to the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate (CSAE) over the last three decades, voter turnout has declined dramatically resulting in a series of historic lows. One of the main reasons for this sad decline in voter turnout is the apparent lack of interest from America's students in politics.
Fewer and fewer college age students are taking the initiative to register to vote. According to a recent magazine article (Berg, 2003), America's youth today fails to realize or care about the importance of their vote. "People who are not registered to vote cannot vote. If they cannot vote, then they will not get changes made," said Sara Kaminski, President of College Democrats. It is apparent that college age students must get more involved in their government and take a greater interest in who is running our country and the issues that are affecting people their age. The interests of youth will never be heard if they do not take the initiative to go out and learn who is running for president or of issues that are affecting...
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