Lesson 5
Completion requirements
Lowering the Voting Age
Target
Consider the Viewpoints question , "Should the voting age be lowered to 16?"
Introduction
One debate in Western democracies is whether younger people should become more involved in the political process. Click the play button on the video icons to watch two student debates about lowering the voting age.
Should the voting age be lowered to 16 year olds? Debate at an American school
Should the voting age be lowered to 12? Debate at a British school