1. What is the main idea or argument of the U. S. census source, or what information does it contain? Did it help you identify any reasons to support your claim? Did you find evidence you might be able to use in your argument? If so, what?

The main idea of the U.S. census source is that voting is a major prerogative and obligation. It is not only our power and responsibility to our country but our route and means of “maintaining and improving the country's system of elections”.

The evidence I found to buttress my claim is,” Voting is one of our greatest basic national obligations and essential civic opportunities. If free and fair elections is found lacking American democracy would be at jeopardy.

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.