Why should American citizens vote? As an America citizen you should vote because voting is one of our basic guaranteed rights by our Constitution and as a voter it’s the most precious right we have. Voting is the most important part of a political democracy. The fact that many people do not vote confuses the people whom observe the votes. When voting American citizens should voice their own opinion to the government about who they would like to have placed in office and who they would like to rule the United States. For example, citizens may want lower taxes and a candidate running promises to lower taxes for people in the U.S, and many Americans take advantage of this right because of the industrial democracies. Although registering to vote takes up time American citizens should vote due to the impact it has on citizens, the voting apathy, and the rights non-voters want to have in this country.
Voting apathy occurs when voters really don’t care who wins or loses during an election and this converts to a very low voter turnout. Outside of the election time, voters seem to come off as disillusioned with the political process that leads up to the actual election. When very few people vote, the politicians elected do not represent the beliefs they have and the values of the general populations. Voting apathy occurs when there is by a lack of interest in who may run for office, a feeling that their opinion doesn’t matter in the election, or a distrust of how the election could run. People may call this the “political depression.” Many people believe their vote doesn’t count in the end which causes a lack of agency meaning they may doubt their ability to make a difference in the world or minorities feel under-represented for the election. A large number of Americans have boycotted participating in elections between 1960 and 2008. The percentage of voters in the past years have ranged from 49 percent and 63 percent, this means much of half of America does not care...