Linkage Institutions

  Voting in America is at an all-time low, and it's not looking any brighter in the near future.  This is due to the lack of education, lack of interest in politics, and the lack of exposure to politics.  Instead of watching a convention or a Q & A session with candidates, Americans are tuning into Modern Family and Biggest Loser instead.  Teens today are the future of American and they need to be exposed and educated in politics.  Even though it's going to start arguments among friends, and rivalries in History class, it's needed to have a successful nation. 
  In the United States, people who vote are old.  Young people have much more fun things to be doing than driving to a building, filling out tons of paperwork to register to vote, and then filling out a paper to vote for president or even city measures.  This is the future.  And it's not looking so good.  Schools need to educate their students on politics, along with their families.  Besides media, school plays a huge role in educating young people about politics in America.  Teenagers should be informed about current issues in their country and all around the world.  If not, then America is going to drown in uneducated and uninterested teens. 
  Media is a huge linkage institution and is easily leading the rest of them in the power to educate Americans about politics.  In relation to citizens, it is everywhere.  Almost every single household in the U.S. has a T.V., computer, and/or radio with AM, and by simply flipping to FOX or Nightly News, or googling "u.s. president" anyone can quickly become up to date with politics in the United States of America and beyond.  National, state, and a local elections and bill/measure campaigns are all shown on T.V., and it is simple to learn about what's going on with the simple click of a button. 
  Americans are in desperate need of education of American politics.  Without educating our youth, American has really no potential in bring the number of voters and the knowledge of voters up.  It's inevitable that without political participation, America will suffer, and even though we have on of the lowest voter turnouts of any country in the world, our democratic system could fail, and we could be in deep trouble.