The average age of the U.S. population is increasing. What impact would you expect this development to have on voter participation rates?
a. Voter participation rates will probably stay the same because older people are no more likely to vote than younger people.
b. Voter participation rates will decline because older people are less interested in politics than younger adults.
c. Voter participation rates will decline because older people have lower internal political efficacy.
d. Voter participation will decline because older people have lower external political efficacy.
e. Voter participation rates will increase because older adults are generally more likely to vote than younger adults.
e
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