Voting and Turnout

Several states have recently passed legislation imposing new registration and identification requirements. This has sparked debate about whether these are tactics intended to suppress turnout or to prevent fraud.

At least 200-250 words

summarize recent developments in several states enacting voter ID laws. Explain the pros and cons on both sides of the debate about these laws. Share your own experience with the relative difficulty or ease of voting in your locale. Draw your own conclusion about the debate over voter ID laws. Finally, share your perspective about whether voting in the U.S. should be made easier or harder. Justify your conclusions with facts and persuasive reasoning.

USE two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion, THEY ARE BELOW:

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Abrams, F., & Neuborne, B. (2011, January 31). Debating Citizens United. Nation, 292(5), 19-23. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) database, in the Ashford University Library.

 

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Burris, V. (1983, June). Who opposed the ERA? An analysis of the social bases of antifeminism. Social Science Quarterly (University of Texas Press), 64(2), 305-317. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) database, in the Ashford University Library.

 

Cahill, B. (2011, October/September). H.J. resolution and the ERA. Humanist, 71(5), 11. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) database, in the Ashford University Library.

 

Calabresi, S. (2011, October). The answer is a balanced budget amendment. American Spectator, 44(8), 16-18. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) database, in the Ashford University Library.

Fitz, M. (2010, August 30). Repealing the 14th amendment would not fix our immigration system. U.S. News. Retrieved from http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/08/30/repealing-the-14th-amendment-would-not-fix-our-immigration-system

 

Foroohar, R. (2011, August 8). Balanced-budget blues. Time, 178(5), 24. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) database, in the Ashford University Library.

 

Hatch, O. (2011, April 25). Balanced budget amendment needed to fix national debt crisis. U.S. News. Retrieved from http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2011/04/25/balanced-budget-amendment-needed-to-fix-national-debt-crisis.

 

Howcast. (2012, August). How to amend the U.S. Constitution [Video]. Available from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTX9YsMywks