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【美国公民60秒】当代美国的选举权

听力简介：

Throughout American history, citizens have used their Constitution to achieve nearly universal adult suffrage. Today, Americans can use the power of the ballot box to choose more public officials at more levels of government than can voters in any other democracy.

As the right to vote has expanded, though, the willingness of American citizens to participate has decreased. In recent years there has been a steady decline in voter turnout for elections. The United States now ranks 11th among the world's democracies in the percentage of eligible voters who exercise the right to vote.

Generally, better-off and better-educated citizens use their right to vote to a much greater extent than do poor or uneducated citizens. Voter turnout is also related to age. Older Americans are almost twice as likely to vote as are young Americans.

What do you think of this? Is it a setback of democracy? What suggestions do you have for increasing participation in elections today?

Question:

What are voting requirements today?

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the Constitution

the federal Voting Rights Act

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