1. In the late 1700's the only people who had the right to vote were white male property owners. In all reality that was about 1 in every 15 white men. Now over 2 million people over the age of 18 have the right to vote and that number is completely due to the extension of suffrage. We got rid of religious qualifications, stopped denying males the right to vote based on color, allowed women to vote, stopped racial discrimination, and made the legal voting age 18.

2. In all of forty-nine states in the US, voter registrations is required to vote. The only state that has an exception to this law is North Dakota. Voter reigstration is used to prevent fraudulent voting. Officials then have a list of people who are qualified to vote in the elections. It is also helpful in telling who is eligible in the close primaries.

3. This section had alot to do with civil rights. In 1870, the 15th amendment was adopted protecting the voting rights of all adult males regardless of their race. In 1913, the adoption of the 17th amendment allowed the people to decide the senaters instead of the State legislatures. The 19th ammendment gave women the right to vote in 1920 and in 1964 the 24th ammendment banned poll tax as a voting requirement. The 26th ammendment gave 18 year-olds the right to vote in 1971.

4. While voter turnout hasn't been declining since the late 1960's, it isn't very high. The percentage of voter turnout for the presidential election hasn't been above 60% since 1968. It's been close to roughly 50% every year since then. These percentages are even lower for Representative elections. They've been only about 45% turnout each year.

5. Voter apathy is people believing that they don't need to vote, their vote doesn't count or they don't make a difference. A large portion of the people that don't vote are under educated, but some of them aren't. There is no reason for people being under educated about politics. It could be enstilled more in the school system, and parents should talk to their kids about it at home. If poiticians addressed more of the concerns of the electorate, I think more people would be likely to vote.

6. You must be a U.S. citizen for atleast a couple months in most states. You also have to be a resident of the state you vote in. Also, according to the 26th Ammendment, adopted in 1971, you must be only 18 years of age to vote.