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Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. US has seen a trend of increasing voter turnout in most states since 1960s until the most recent 2008 presidential election. Much of this analysis is predicated on voter turnout as measured as a percentage of the voting-age population. California has the highest voting-age population as compared to any other state in US. However, while the voter turnout in California was lowest from 1972 till 1980, it shot up right after 1980 and has been increasing since then.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the change between the voter turnout from 1972 till 2008 in California?
A. The total voting age population was highest between 1960 and 1972.
B. Between 1972 and 2004 US saw an overall increase in eligible voters.
C. A considerable voting-age population in California was nationalized (made citizens) in 1980, and since then this population has been turning up in great proportions to vote.
D. After 1980 Govt. of California has steadily attempted to increase the rates of voting among young people by initiating programs such as MTV’s "Rock the Vote" and the "Vote or Die“.
E. In California the voter turnout in Presidential Elections is almost always more as compared to General Elections.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the change between the voter turnout from 1972 till 2008 in California?
A. The total voting age population was highest between 1960 and 1972.
B. Between 1972 and 2004 US saw an overall increase in eligible voters.
C. A considerable voting-age population in California was nationalized (made citizens) in 1980, and since then this population has been turning up in great proportions to vote.
D. After 1980 Govt. of California has steadily attempted to increase the rates of voting among young people by initiating programs such as MTV’s "Rock the Vote" and the "Vote or Die“.
E. In California the voter turnout in Presidential Elections is almost always more as compared to General Elections.
08 Jan 2023, 04:50
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Confusion between C & D
C affects a certain % of population (youth) , Youth has to be of greater & then only it shall explain an increased % of turnouts among other states.
But D simply explains a huge % of population was added and given voting rights hence, D is looks more suitable.
C affects a certain % of population (youth) , Youth has to be of greater & then only it shall explain an increased % of turnouts among other states.
But D simply explains a huge % of population was added and given voting rights hence, D is looks more suitable.
08 Jan 2023, 07:56
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There is a subtle difference between C and D.
D only tells us that the Government has made many attempts at promoting young people to vote. This is a trap, because we would naturally assume that the attempts are successful. However, there is no reason as to why they should be successful. It is possible that the government initiatives failed, and if that is the case, then it does not help explain the paradox. The opposite situation is also possible: the initiatives worked, and there is now more young people voting. This is great, and does indeed help us solve the paradox. Because we have no information on the success of the initiatives, D alone cannot help us solve the paradox.
C is a much better answer choice. C tells us that we have a large amount of the population which was given voting rights, and then those people started to vote. This is a much better choice than D.
If it is not clear why, consider this case:
Suppose California has 100 eligible voting citizens, and 100 non-eligible. The initial voter turnout is 10%, which means only 10 of the eligible citizens vote. Now in 1980, those 100 ineligible people can now, and, since the text tells us that a "great portion" of these now vote, lets assume that 50% of this population votes. Now the total voter turnout is (10+50)/200, or 30%.
Therefore, I would go with C for this question.
