- dru vs. yzma 2016:
- @ Kurtni
You ask them if they know who's running in the primary, if they can identify any political parties, if they can identify political issues.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think minors should be able to vote. But if they did, I would want them to have a test rather than 'oh, let's let a bunch of uneducated teenagers ruin the country'.
Identifying political parties/major candidates isn't valuable to everyone... who says they would be voting for a party and not an independent candidate? I honestly think the dichotomy of American politics is the root of our problem... I don't think we should train kids to buy into it by testing them on party politics.
I also don't think those questions would exclude anyone really (except maybe people with mental disabilities or extremely low SES that prevents them from accessing information). If you accidentally catch a glimpse of the news after the Simpsons, you could answer all those questions. None of that makes you a "smart" voter.
I'm more worried about uneducated adults (a larger, influential demographic) ruining the country. But, a test isn't the answer to ignorance for any age group, imo.