should the us require that all eligible citizens vote?
one reason is that The U.S. Constitution requires the President to report regularly to Congress.
The citizens vote for the President AND Congress.
There is no 'congress' in Ohio, their legislative body is known as the legislature and they are elected by the citizens who vote.
Because not all of the citizens had an opportunity to vote on it.
* citizens should vote ----* have a good education ----and ---- * obey the laws! ----
US Citizens? If so, we have many powers. We vote for the president (indirectly, but we still have a major role) and other officials like governors and mayors. In fact, we vote for a lot of things, like new policies. We can also contradict the government. We may write an article, give a speech, or even have a meeting to contradict our government without fear.
They were chosen by the State Legislature instead of by a direct vote of the state's citizens.
A senator holds town hall meetings to find out how citizens think she should vote on gun control legislation
Yes, they are citizens.
North Dakota is the only state which does not require voting-age citizens to register before they vote. There are 672,591 citizens, but only 417,267 are registered to vote.
To make it easier to register to vote.
The speaker of the house gets chosen by a vote of the members of the house. The constitution does NOT require that the speaker be an elected member of congress.
Most presidential appointments, including federal judges, cabinet members and ambassadors, require a simple majority vote of the Senate. Mid-term appointments of vice presidents require a simple majority vote of both Houses of Congress, and treaties require a two-thirds majority vote of the Senate.