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Votes at 16 : youth enfranchisement and the renewal of American democracy / Niall Guy Michelsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michelsen, Niall Guy, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suffrage--United States.
- Suffrage.
- Voting age.
- United States.
- Youth--Political activity--United States.
- Youth.
- Youth--Political activity.
- Voting age--United States.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- v, 151 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Votes at sixteen
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowaman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
- Summary:
- "Using voter turnout data and demographics, Niall Guy Michelsen argues that lowering the voting age to 16 would help young adults develop voting habits and raise voter turnout, closing the voting gap between college and non-college citizens and making the American electorate more representative of the country's citizens"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Beginning our journey with a single question
- Voting, American style
- Helping the heavenly chorus sound better
- Nurturing lifetime habits of voting
- Getting it done
- Wrapping up.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Michelsen, Niall Guy, 1955- Votes at 16
- ISBN:
- 9781793611420
- 1793611424
- 9781793611444
- 1793611440
- OCLC:
- 1182514203
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