The Voting Rate in the United States Is Lower Than

question 54

Essay

The voting rate in the United States is lower than in most other advanced democracies. Assess the structure of American electoral politics and the requirements for voting to evaluate why this might be the case. Under the constitutional system, what can be done to increase the share of the population that votes? Is lower voter turnout a sign of troubled democracy or of a citizenry satisfied with the status quo?

Understand the effects of complex industrial societies on social control and conformity.

Examine gender dynamics in crime rates and victimization.

Analyze the criminalization process through conflict theories.

Understand prisons as agents of socialization and their outcomes.

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