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Reconsidering the Minimum Voting Age in the United States
Perspectives on Psychological Science ( IF 12.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-08-26 , DOI: 10.1177/1745691621994221
Benjamin Oosterhoff 1 , Laura Wray-Lake 2 , Daniel Hart 3
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Several U.S. states have proposed bills to lower the minimum local and national voting age to 16 years. Legislators and the public often reference political philosophy, attitudes about the capabilities of teenagers, or past precedent as evidence to support or oppose changing the voting age. Dissenters to changing the voting age are primarily concerned with whether 16- and 17-year-olds have sufficient political maturity to vote, including adequate political knowledge, cognitive capacity, independence, interest, and life experience. We review past research that suggests 16- and 17-year-olds possess the political maturity to vote. Concerns about youths’ ability to vote are generally not supported by developmental science, suggesting that negative stereotypes about teenagers may be a large barrier to changing the voting age.



中文翻译:

重新考虑美国的最低投票年龄

美国的几个州提出了将地方和全国最低投票年龄降低到 16 岁的法案。立法者和公众经常引用政治哲学、对青少年能力的态度或过去的先例作为支持或反对改变投票年龄的证据。反对改变投票年龄的人主要关心的是16岁和17岁的人是否有足够的政治成熟度来投票,包括足够的政治知识、认知能力、独立性、兴趣和生活经验。我们回顾了过去的研究,这些研究表明 16 岁和 17 岁的人具备投票的政治成熟度。发展科学通常不支持对青少年投票能力的担忧,这表明对青少年的负面刻板印象可能是改变投票年龄的一大障碍。

更新日期:2021-08-27
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