Political Scientists Have Identified Several Reasons for Low Voting Participation

question 28

Essay

Political scientists have identified several reasons for low voting participation in the United States. Outline their major theories and explain which you find most convincing and why.

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Definitions:

Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow's theory that human motivations are ranked in a hierarchical order from physiological needs to self-actualization.

Abraham Maslow

An American psychologist best known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.

Conflicts

Situations or internal states in which incompatible goals, needs, or desires lead to psychological tension and struggle.

Motivation

The process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors.