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Name Instructor Course Date Why do people vote as they do? Why do so many not vote? Voting is a constitutional right, and arguably the most significant opportunity offered to citizens. However, this changes from one government to the other. In America, the voting right was passed into law in 1965 after the House of Representatives acceded to the bill by the majority votes. Previously, people, especially the blacks, were being segregated by race, gender, and literacy level. They were forced to do literacy tests that were far too difficult for them. In other parts of the Southern States, they were required to read the entire Constitution and recite it while explaining the most complex parts. The formation of the voting law banned the use of the literacy tests and provided the federal supervision in regions where more than fifty percent of the non-white had not registered as voters. To date, anyone is eligible to vote as long as they are registered as electors. Those who vote have different perspectives and do not necessarily follow each other. No one is restricted to associate themselves with a particular political party, religion or hold meetings to deliberate on the way to vote. This paper seeks to address why people vote the way they do and why many still opt not to vote. Voting right is contained in the historic civil laws that directed that citizens are not denied the right on account of color and race. Since the civil war when the 15th amendment was consented, disallowing the male citizens the right to vote, the law has been revisited far many times to date. This has led to the modification of various clauses in the constitution in a bid to liberate people
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