What Factors Contribute to What the Text Refers to as "Grassroots

question 58

Multiple Choice

What factors contribute to what the text refers to as "grassroots apathy"?

• A)Local elections held at times when there is no national or state election
• B)When many of the local candidates in an election run unopposed
• C)When a ballot issue would only affect a small portion of the population
• D)When none of the issues on the ballot is particularly controversial
• E)All of the above

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