In your opinion, which method to increase voter participation would be most effective? Describe the method and justify your answer
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that election rules are legal barriers to voter participation.
2, Discuss how specific changes, such as shifting the burden of registration away from the citizen, moving away from a two-party system, or changing the date of the election, can increase voter turnout.
3, Make a short, reasoned argument as to which of the methods would work best.
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What did Benjamin Franklin think had to be included in the Constitution?
a. a resolution to limit the president's power to send troops into battle b. a process for dealing with a vacancy in the office of the president c. a process for impeaching and removing the president d. a process for the people to directly elect the president
High prices of commodities like oil provide an incentive
A. to produce more of it. B. for producers to slow production to boost prices higher. C. to protect the environment. D. to develop new technology to extract the oil. E. to produce more of it, and to develop new technology to extract the oil.
By law, the U.S. presidential election occurs
A) the last Wednesday in October. B) the first Thursday in November. C) the last Monday in November. D) the second Tuesday in November. E) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The heart of survey research is
A) statistical analysis. B) the careful selection of representative samples. C) a commitment to the democratic system. D) getting a quick public response to an issue.