With the General Election only a matter of months away, now is the time to think about whether 16 year olds should be given the vote. A surprising number of politicians, including the Prime Minister, think that they should and there are plenty of campaigners who agree with them. Click here, for example, to find out more about one active campaign group.
But what are the arguments and how strong are they? Watch this video of two 17 year olds from Northern Ireland arguing that the voting age should be lowered to 16. Then look at this selection of opinions on a BBC website. What do you think?
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