8/3/2019 Essay #1 AP Gov

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Regarding Political Participation in 1992 for grade school kids to college graduates, the tablesuggests that in the most popular aspect of political participation is in political campaigningtherefore there must be some familial aspect tied to each learning individual sinceelementary school and the influence attained past grade school into college. Even aftercollege the chart shows that individuals with complete college degrees voted more than thepeople who just attended and completed high school. Hence, it must be determined that

from 64% political participation in voting in contrast with 85% is a landslide victory for apotential political candidate.

Projects such as Rock the Vote intend for the younger generation to get out and votetargeting age groups from 18-25. Namely 17 year olds get a form to fill out and upon turning18 they receive their voters card and registration. It's purpose is merely to engage thehighschool and college students to find time and passion in voting in America.

However education is not the only statistical perception that is viable- how many studentswere of latino, Caucasian, eastern, or African American descent? Cultural influence acts asthe primary indication whether or not someone has a more active form of political internalefficacy. The U.S. census bureau reported the influx of the Hispanic population in Americayet from 1996 to 2004 the Hispanic voter representation has been relatively stagnantstaying below the 30% line. Thus, the low voter turnout for the Hispanic community must bedue to an uncomfortable setting in language barriers resulting in a lack of information onpolitical current events. Yet the Hispanic communities lack of cultural assimilation mightreveal some retention to politics.

The table also fails to entail the political activeness between both genders. In schools howmany girls to boys (vice versa) want to vote. Today women slightly pass men in voting inpolitical elections. And though after gaining the right to vote in 1920 numbers continue toincrease.

Overall the American population voter turnout is dependent on external political efficacy andthe confidence Americans have in their government system. According to CNN "What isespecially ironic is that as barriers to voting have come down, proportionally greaternumbers of individuals in the nation have not voted." hence, America's problem with votingoverall is that people are allotted the privilege to vote but there are still barriers (linguistics,identity, transportation) and even those with the ability to vote do not vote. Yet perhapswith the information and population increases more individuals will step up and spur thevoting numbers at the ballot boxes.