Figure 13.3 charts the course of voter participation in ...

[Collmarie]

Figure 13.3 charts the course of voter participation in presidential elections from 1824 to the present. Which decade saw the highest percentile of eligible voters?
 
  a. the 1890s
  b. the 1930s
  c. the 1980s
  d. the 2000s

Question 2

The lifestyle-change theory suggests that one reason for decreased participation in elections is that people are __________.
 
  a. cynical about the campaign and election process
  b. now too busy to make time for voting
  c. no longer confident in the government
  d. less interested in politics as a whole

[Sierray]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b