Writing Assignment

A Federalist representative democracy requires both personal responsibility and social responsibility of its citizens through personal involvement in the democratic process and the understanding that there are many interests to consider in a democracy. Both personal responsibility and social responsibility may be reflected in the process of voting.

 Please write a 2-page essay discussing whether and how a) the act of voting is the personal responsibility of every citizen, and b) citizens have a social responsibility to consider how his or her individual vote will affect the diverse interests of the broader community.

 The essay should be written in Times New Roman, 12- point font, one-inch margins, double-spaced, with college level grammar, structure and spelling. You shouldn't need to cite any outside sources, but if you do, please use MLA format (see https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/ ).