MONDAY We do not have government by the majority. We QUO+ed
have government by the majority who participate."
- Thomas Jefferson
Only about half of eligible Americans vote in presidential elections. That means if a
candidate wins by a little over 50% of the vote, only about 25% of the American
people actually voted for them. A quarter of the population decides the presidency
for the other 75%.
Considering this,

You have previously chosen a side to an issue, stated a claim, and you have written ideas about your claim in your argument organizer. now you will use your ideas from the organizer (and tips from this lesson) to write the introduction to your argument. in your introduction, remember to include: basic information on your topic a reason to care about the issue your specific claim that is clearly focused on your issue (exclude all personal feelings and the pronoun “i”) write three or more complete sentences write in formal style using the third person point of view. use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.