首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Good afternoon, everyone. Today, we are going to discuss voti
[originaltext] Good afternoon, everyone. Today, we are going to discuss voti
游客
2023-08-05
41
管理
问题
Good afternoon, everyone. Today, we are going to discuss voting. In Ohio’s presidential primary recently, 17-year-olds were permitted to vote. That’s unusual because the voting age in the United States is 18.But during this election campaign, some people want to change the voting rules.
Several groups want local governments to permit all 16- and 17-year-olds to vote. Generation Citizen argues that lowering the voting age will increase interest in government and politics. Arguments against lowering the voting age include; 16- and 17-year-olds are not mature enough and would vote the way their parents do. Here is what one person wrote on the website debate, org: "It’s simply the fact that people at 16 -17 years old don’t have the emotional or mental maturity of someone 20-year-old. Their minds are still full of the chemicals of being a teenager. "
Professor Daniel Hart of Rutgers University has studied the arguments on both sides of the voting-age issue. He found knowledge of 16- or 17-year-olds about government is about the same as that of 18- and 19-year-olds. There is a drop in 15-year-olds, he said. A University of Edinburgh study found 40% of 16- and 17-year-olds do not vote like their parents in Scotland’s 2014 independence referendum.
One reason for a lower voting age is that 18 is the worst age for people to begin voting, according to Scott Warren, executive director of Generation Citizen. "That is because at age 18 many teens leave home for the first time, either for college or a job. They find themselves in a community they do not know very well. And that makes it harder for them to learn about their new community’s voting rules and issues," Warren said.
Some countries already permit teens younger than 18 to vote. Some examples from a recent survey by the US Central Intelligence Agency: Austria lowered the voting age from 18 to 16 in 2008.Argentina has allowed 16-year-olds to vote since 2012.In Brazil, 16-and 17-year-olds and those older than 70 have the option to vote; people aged 18 -69 are required to vote. Hungary allows 16- and 17-year-olds to vote if they are married. Serbia allows 16-year-olds to vote if they are employed.
Now, what is your opinion? Do you believe that teens younger than 18 are okay to vote? Please email me if you have any ideas. Thanks!
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.
19.What is the legal age to vote in the United States?
20. What does Professor Daniel Hart say about the 16- and 17-year-olds?
21.Why is 18 the worst age to begin voting according to Scott Warren?
22.On what condition can 16-year-olds vote in Serbia?
选项
A、16.
B、17.
C、18.
D、19.
答案
C
解析
讲座开头处提到,近日,俄亥俄州的总统初选允许17岁的青少年进行投票,这很不寻常,因为在美国投票年龄是18岁。因此答案为C)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2900732.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]W:OK,I’vegotallthepaperworkhereforyourapplication.Every
[originaltext]W:OK,I’vegotallthepaperworkhereforyourapplication.Every
[originaltext]M:ItsaysherethatyougraduatedfromUniversityofPennsylvania
[originaltext]M:ItsaysherethatyougraduatedfromUniversityofPennsylvania
[originaltext]M:ItsaysherethatyougraduatedfromUniversityofPennsylvania
[originaltext]W:OK,I’vegotallthepaperworkhereforyourapplication.Ever
[originaltext]W:OK,I’vegotallthepaperworkhereforyourapplication.Ever
[originaltext]W:OK,I’vegotallthepaperworkhereforyourapplication.Ever
[originaltext]M:ItsaysherethatyougraduatedfromUniversityofPennsylvani
[originaltext]M:ItsaysherethatyougraduatedfromUniversityofPennsylvani
随机试题
头衔也显得很重要,称呼老板的名字是不得体的,员工必须使用正式的头衔来称呼他们的老板,始终要注意规矩和表现出尊敬。[audioFiles]2018m8x/aud
Whatislikelytobethemajorconcernoftheworktheyaretalkingabout?[orig
[originaltext]M:Wouldyoupleasecometomyofficeatfiveo’clockthisaftern
通过门店接待法开拓客源信息的优点主要有()。A.短时间内获取大量客源 B.综
下列关于酶的作用特点的叙述错误的是A.酶的作用只能加速反应达到平衡点,而不能改变
A.0个 B.1个 C.2个 D.3个
建设单位应当将大型的人员密集场所和其他特殊建筑工程的消防设计文件报送公安机关消防
1992-117.中风后遗症若见肝阳上亢,脉络瘀阻之半身不遂,可选用何方加减
红灯灭后眼睛里出现了蓝绿色的灯影,这是()。单选A.正后像 B.互补现象
陈某,女,25岁,自诉寒热往来,食欲不振,心烦喜呕,口苦咽干,同时脉弦数,舌红苔
最新回复
(
0
)