Which of the Following Statements About Youth Participation in the U.S.is

question 100

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about youth participation in the U.S.is TRUE?

• A)More than one-half of Americans under the age of 30 say that they rarely follow politics.
• B)Young people score higher on political knowledge surveys than do older Americans.
• C)Younger Americans are more likely to vote than are older Americans.
• D)Young people today score better on political knowledge tests than did young people in the early 1970s.
• E)All of these are true.

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