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Both compulsory and voluntary voting systems have merit, and this has to be considered if it were to be implemented in the U.S. A large benefit would be more voter representation. Democracy is very important to the united states, but low voter turnout means that it can be difficult for every person's voice to be heard. Furthermore, some people, like prisoners, don't get the right to vote, and this also hinders representation, especially concerning laws surrounding the justice system. However, a con of a mandatory system is that it Violates the freedom of choice, which in America value greatly. Free choice is an important right, and the government mandating voting can be seen as a violation of this. Making more people vote in incredibly needed yo have a healthy democratic country, but at the same time, it is also debatable whether mandatory voting is the best way to do it.
It would strengthen the navy and enable the U.S to guard its colonies. I believe the building of the Panama Canal was in time of Imperialism (not 100% sure), where countries were trying to take over smaller or weaker countries to accumulate more power.
in exchange for allowing Missouri to enter the union as a slave state, it made it so that any land north of latitude 36 30 would be free when brought into the union
Peter I of Russia came up with the idea of sending delegations of young Russians to Western countries so that they could learn as much as possible in fields ranging from modern production methods to military organization. Peter was so enthusiastic about this plan that he joined on of these delegations himself and took an opportunity to learn about shipbuilding from the Dutch and, when it came down to work hard, using his hands, he requested not to be given a special treatment (he was over six feet tall and so strong that he could handle any kind of job). As these young Russians came back to Russia, they served as cadres training Russian manufacturers, artisans, etc. to use modern Western techniques in order to increase their productivity and the quality of their finished products.
Other reforms carried out by Peter had a more aesthetic goal: he ordered all men to shave off their beards, so that they did not look so old-fashioned and even wild (Russian men objected this on religious grounds, alleging a command n the Holy Scripture for men to keep their beards ) and change their medieval-looking clothes for modern Western clothes. Peter's reasoning was that people would change their mindset if they carried out changes in their lifestyle, and even though he managed to get Russia involved in European affairs, he failed to convince the majority of the population to adopt all the changes he demanded.
