DOL: 10/2

Which sentence from the article best supports the idea that many eligible voters do not participate in elections?

• The candidate a true majority of us decide is the best will win.

• Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and research from the Sentencing Project indicate that 60.4 million eligible Americans haven't bothered to register to vote.

• Democracy is broken, you shrug.

• This is how we can ensure we have the power to choose whom we want to be as a nation.

Based on the information from the article, the reader can conclude that

• Special interest groups prefer when fewer people vote

• Voting is too complicated for most Americans to understand

• Most Americans are satisfied with the current political system

• The government prevents certain people from voting

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which sentence best explains why the author calls voting the 'easiest revolution ever'?

• Because it requires violent protests in the streets

• Because it costs a lot of money to participate

• Because everyone already participates in voting

• Because it only requires people to show up and check a box

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

The author's opinion supports the idea that

• Democracy will always be broken regardless of voter turnout

• Voting is a waste of time for most Americans

• Higher voter turnout would lead to better representation in government

• Special interest groups should have more influence in elections

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

What information from the article can be proven?

• Politicians always ignore what voters want

• The number of unregistered voters is similar to the number who voted for either Clinton or Trump in 2016

• Voting will solve all of America's problems

• All candidates will change their positions if more people register to vote

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

According to the passage, how do nonvoters impact the political process? Use textual evidence to support your response.