“Our Brethren Are Already in the Field! Why Stand We

question 29

Multiple Choice

“Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
--Patrick Henry, 1775

-Based on the graph,what is the relationship between income and political participation?

• A)People who earn lower incomes tend to vote in more than others
• B)The middle class had the highest voter turnout in the 2012 election.-Consider This: Middle class voters came out in greater numbers than lower income voters,but they were outpaced by the nation's highest earners.
• C)The nation's highest earners had the highest voting percentages.
• D)There is no apparent correlation between income and participation.