youth voting
... Young adults in today’s American society are not receiving the education and knowledge required to develop an interest in voting or politics in general. While the youth of today are attending school on a much larger scale than that of their elders, voter turnout among the youth is disproportionate to their levels of education. ... This increase in participation could be expected to result in an increase in voter turnout among the youth, but such a relationship does not exist. So why, if more education results in more voting, is the youth vote declining? ... Only one time in my entire high school career do I recall hearing about the importance of voting, and that was in my senior government class. If the youth vote is ever going to carry an election, the youth should understand and appreciate the importance of politics and voting. The most efficient way to push such an important issue must be through the schools today’s youth attend. ... America’s two party system does not provide enough appeal to manifest an interest worthy of drawing youth voters to the polls.