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America From Scratch
Should 12-Year-Olds be Allowed to Vote?
Season 1
Episode 1
Voting age takes on new relevance today as young people across the country are making their voices heard in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting earlier this year. Washington, D.C., is on track to lower the voting age to 16.
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