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While heavily debated by recent historians, many point to the United States of America to be one of the first modern democracies. This allows the population of a nation to impact political or governmental decisions through elections and voting efforts. -
The movement to create increasingly progressivists laws started with the Women's suffrage movement that aimed to break barriers that prevented Women from voting within the United States. The activists would eventually gain traction when congress passed the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote. -
While the US Constitution gave voting rights to American citizens the people who considered to be citizens, and could therefore vote, were quite limited. Voting laws would target white males making them the only percent of the population to vote. As time went on however, people of color yearned for their voices to be heard: starting movements to eventually impact change within congress. -
Even though American's have been fighting for the right to vote and have a voice since the founding of the nation, only about 60.2 percent of eligible voters casted their ballet in the 2016 presidential election. -
At this point, people have begun to lose interest with governmental issues. People describe the system as a waste of time and even go so far as to say it is rigged. Busy schedules, lack of trust, and poor education all prevent eligible voters from using their rights as Americans. People begin not to care: assuming the problems will fix themselves. The voter turnout percentage has dipper down to 40 percent. -
The midterm election has always gotten less attraction than the presidential election every four years, this time the numbers have gotten astoundingly low. Only 25 percent of eligible voters showed up to the voting ballets making this the new lowest voting turn out by a considerable amount. -
The United States is not the only democracy. Democratic nations all over the world has started to feel this sort of laziness when it comes to voting. While many fluctuate, the average percent of eligible voters that vote is around 32 percent. Making the general public wonder if the voice of the people is truly getting spread. Many begin to question the sustainability of this style of government.