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A 6 page paper discussing the drop in voter turnout over the past 30 years and offering some insights into factors that may contribute to voter apathy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Canada) and people took that privilege very seriously. There was an extremely strong belief that only by voting could one effect change, hopefully for the better, in government.
Politics were widely debated issues among neighbors and townsfolk, husbands and wives. Sometimes families would subscribe to multiple newspapers just so they could get a more well-rounded view of
political candidates or of the job already-elected officials were doing. However, that all changed with the 60s. Since that time, voters in the United States have been
alternately plagued by periods of disillusionment, apathy, factions, and enthusiasm; however, in recent years, disillusionment and apathy have taken a front seat to all else (Southwell, PG).
The 1960s ushered in a new era complete with demonstrations, peace marches, hippies, flower children, free love, and something completely new and foreign to both
the American and Canadian people - a lack of absolute faith and trust in elected officials. Those darn kids who were going around stirring up trouble and enticing "good"
kids into their realms and belief systems, also made us realize - perhaps for the first time - that those people we elected and put into office were just like
the rest of us. They all had to put their pants on the same we "little people" did in the morning - one leg at a time. They
werent gods. They werent perfect. They were human, with all the strengths and frailties that all humans possess. Some were, for the most part, honest, and some
were downright criminals. This awareness however, did not cause an immediate decline in voter turnout. If anything, it provided impetus
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