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·         Introduction

o   How we got here

§  Revolutionary war

·         - many people fought and died so  we could live in a nation where we choose the leader, and not have one born into the position

§  Civil rights

·         - more people died /fought to ensure their right to vote

§  Women’s suffrage

·         - the amount of effort that was put in to have women be recognized as eligible voters.

o   American Idol

§  # of American Idol voters recently.  (Explain Inflated number)

§  Vs. number of voters for 2008 Federal election

o   Decline of Voting in established democracies

·         Thesis__________________

·         Body

o   Statistics

§  Recent American voting turnouts

§  Countries with vs.  countries without

§  Countries with both   

o   Possible Consequences

§  What has happened in other nations

§  What could happen in America if used.

o   Ways to use Compulsory voting in America

§  How the ways differ

·         Types of punishment

§  Pros and Cons of using each way

·         Conclusion