voting and the american presidency

Voting and the American Presidency The United States of America, we are the champions of the democracy. Why is it then that our society is so inactive in our government? In the last presidential election there was a forty-nine percent voter turnout. In the most important and most publicized of all our elections, less than half of our citizens voted. On the other hand, in the recent Russian presidential election, over seventy percent of Russians …

…is a fickle person and it is hard to say what needs to be done to increase his or her interest in the presidential, and other elections. While my suggestions may not be the proper path to take, it is imperative that some action be taken. If America and its citizens intend to remain the economic powerhouse of the world then they must first take an interest in their government and who is running it.