Many Eligible Voters Do Not Vote, and Many Who Do

question 73

Multiple Choice

Many eligible voters do not vote, and many who do vote don't read the biographies of candidates before they vote.These are examples of

• A)the median-voter model
• B)representative government
• C)rational ignorance
• D)stupidity
• E)laziness

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