An Important Qualifications
Background and Practical Matters
Are There Other, Less Coercive Ways of Raising Turnout?
A Real-World Example
100

Does the author defend all types of compulsory voting?

NO

100

Define "obligatory attendance"

 held responsible for attendance 

100

The National Voter Registration Reform Act of 1993 was effective?

January 1995

100

Australia turnout is routinely in the ____ percent range ? 

90%

200

It is easy to establish a good compulsory-voting system?

True or False

False

200

Why is compulsory voting somewhat misleading? 

It does not generally involve the requirement to actually mark the ballot but rather to attend a polling place on Election Day. 

200

By inflating the electoral rolls with citizens with a low likelihood of voting in the first place the average decline in registered voter turnout tends to be around ______ Percent. 

2.5 % 

200

Voting in Australia is a comparatively painless affair to voters because the state covers all costs involved. True or False?

True

300

To ensure that the obligation is not burdensome, voting is relatively easy with few cost to voters. True or False?

True

300

Around how many democracies worldwide claim to have compulsory voting? 

30 

300

Compulsory voting increases turnout from a min of _____ to a max of ____ 

12% - 30+%

300

 silent enrollment are for those who believe...? 

That having their name on a public roll endangers either themselves or their families. 

400

Define zealotry. 

uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals

400

What is a major obstacle to the introduction of compulsory voting in settings where it could significantly boost turnout? 

Public resistance 

400

National election in 2011, turnout had slid to _____ %?

74.2%

400

The public approval rating for compulsory voting in Australia has hovered between ____ and ___ percent for decades? 

70% - 77%

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