Which of the Following Helps to Explain Why Voter Turnout

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helps to explain why voter turnout is lower in the United States than in other democracies?

• A) The United States hold fewer elections.
• B) The United States elects fewer officeholders.
• C) The United States hold elections midweek.
• D) The United States has a partisan election system.

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Definitions:

Milgram's Studies

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The Holocaust

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