Rock the Vote PSA

In Elika's Government class we watched various types of PSAs that all dealt with persuading people to vote in order for our assigned groups to create our own version of a PSA of this issue and presenting it for a scholarship.

Out of all the Public Service Announcement my group (Candace & Mariah) have seen, I think this was the most appealing. However, I am not sure if it would be appealing to the voting age group as a whole, since this seems to gear towards 18+/young voters. The PSA has a catchy song with a message, previews various issues in an unbiased way, and informs/urges the public to vote. I think that this PSA was the most creative and would give the public a sense of "Maybe, I should vote." -esque kind of feeling.

Why Vote Article

I believe that the author of this article does have a point, but it is somewhat extreme. He claims that the ads mudslinging candidates cause people to not vote as a whole, however, I think it is untrue. I don't think the majority of the people would take these ads seriously if they were truly aware of the candidates. Also, I don't agree with what my other classmates had to say when they brought up conjuring a form of test/merit based system that would base whether a person could vote or not. I have to agree with Candace and say that, that method would be unconstitutional.

Why Vote?

I won't be eighteen by the time the elections will be taking place, but if I was I would vote. Voting for president would determine what the next four years would be like. It is much more than the candidate, but also the issues that we believe. If I were to have anyone as president I would want to make sure that his or her representation of my country is on par to my beliefs. This is why I would vote, if I could.

What makes an American?

Well, to put it simply, an American is a legal citizen of the United States. However, I believe there is more depth to it. The fact that people from across the globe can immigrate to the US and add to the diversity in America, add different kinds of faces to the label American. Also, because we are able to some extent express our beliefs freely and be who we want to be defines us as American.