But we hesitate in this country, thinking that compulsory
voting seems somehow un-american (galston); we enjoy
our freedom, including the freedom not to vote (ornstein).
voting is deemed a civic right rather than a duty. however,
our society does impose obligations on citizens when the
success of our nation is at stake. two examples are jury
service and paying taxes.
what claim is hunter making in this passage from "compulsory voting: an
idea whose time has come"?
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a. citizens who don't pay taxes should not be allowed to vote in
elections.
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b. paying taxes and serving on a jury are important parts of u. s.
citizenship.
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c. u. s. citizens already have compulsory obligations to the
government
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d. voting in elections should be a service that people want to
perform

Read the excerpt from frederick douglass’s speech “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ”go where you may, search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through south america, search out every abuse, and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me, that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, america reigns without a rival. what is one way that douglass achieves his purpose of persuading the reader to see his point of view? by relating as many facts and statistics to the reader as possibleby using familiar and casual language to make the reader feel comfortableby using gentle language to evoke a sense of calm and tranquilityby repeating the word “you” to directly relate to the reader