Alaska
The last time Americans debated the voting age was
During the Vietnam War.
People are in favor of lowering the voting age.
Because it would bring attention to issues that interest young people.
People oppose lowering the voting age.
sixteen year olds are not well informed about current events
Chan and Clayton surveyed teenagers and found
they were not well informed about current events
Britten Shelson is in this grade at school
She is a senior
Britten Shelson looks forward to voting because
she believes everyone should have a say
Years ago, people thought voting was unfair to young people because
18 year olds could fight but not vote
This state senator said 16 year olds should
have half a vote in state elections
We trust 16 year olds to do what
Drive a car
current events and politics
Chan and Clayton are what type of scientists
Sociologists
What state was the senator who thought of giving half a vote and in what elections
California and half a vote
What state was Representative Phyllis Kahn from
Minnesota
The writers purpose for this story was what
to describe two sides of a debate over the voting age
What happened in 1971
the voting age was changed
What was the cause of the change of the voting age
The Vietnam War
What detail supports Phyllis Kahn point of view about voting as 16 year olds
That a bad driver can do more damage than an uninformed voter
What does Leon Boston mean when he says yesterday's 18 year olds are today's 16 year olds
Young people mature at an earlier age than they did in the past.
Many people support lowering the voting age and others are against it. What do they have in common about this
They both believe that voting is an important responsibility.
What was the purpose of the writer for this story
to describe two sides of a debate over the voting age.