Which of the Following Statements About Age and Voting in the United

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about age and voting in the United States is most accurate?

• A) Because of initiatives like MTV's Rock the Vote, young people are more likely to vote than the middle-aged.
• B) The youth turnout rate for President Obama's 2008 election broke turnout-rate records.
• C) Since the 2008 presidential election, youth turnout rates have continued to rise.
• D) Eighteen-year-olds were first given the right to vote in 1972.
• E) As Americans age, they are less likely to vote.

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Definitions:

Control Group

Subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and who may receive a placebo treatment.

Attributions

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, often as either internal dispositions or external situations.

Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms or societal standards.

Compliance

Changing one’s behavior as a result of other people directing or asking for the change.