Katherine_G

I believe that I do not know enough about our government. I don't pay much attention to news, presidential elections, or basically anything involving the government and the democratic society. I do actually enjoy learning about issues that are happening in my community and state, but not on the national level. Do many teenagers enjoy reading about these things? Personally, I find them a bit boring. I know that our government is a democracy, which means that the power of the nation is not given to one person, but spread out between many people. CItizens elect people to represent them by voting and using their own voice in society. I believe that I do not have my own "voice" within the nation yet. I do not know what is and what is not good for the country, and I am not yet able to make important decisions as to who I would choose to represent the nation and it's citizens. I want to start to pay attention to and learn about government issues and how it works. I believe that I would need to learn much more about the way our government works before I become of voting age, so I can make more educated decisions about what would better the nation and it's citizens.

I believe that all people who are under-educated about the United States government should be required to learn about it or take classes revolving around it in school. If many people are never educated about it, then there could be severe problems in the future. Who knows how dangerous the power of the citizens could be if they are all uneducated?