Exam 9: Voting and Democracy

Lomasky and Brennan agree with the claim that if you don't vote, you don't have a right to complain about what elected officials do.

Mill argues that only those to possess basic skills such as reading, writing and arithmetic should be given the right to vote. Do you agree?

The editors of Harvard Law Review support compulsory voting laws. Do you agree or disagree with this claim?

Mill argues that those who pay no taxes and those who are on welfare should not be permitted to vote. On what grounds does he advance this claim? Do you agree or disagree?

Mill argues that when one is voting, one should base one's vote on the common good and not on one's own self-interest. Do you think it's wrong to vote on the basis of self-interest?

Mill argues that class legislation on the part of a numerical majority is a significant danger to a representative democracy.