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List 5 of the reasons that help explain why voter turnout is low in the U.S. (that are in your notes).
must have listed 5 of the following: many families do not teach their children that voting is important through political socialization (if one’s family does not teach him/her that voting is important, then he/she is less likely to vote), voter apathy is high in the U.S. (many people don’t care about the government or political issues), voter efficacy is low in the U.S. (a lot people in the U.S. do not think that their voter matters), a lot of people in the U.S. distrust the government and think it is corrupt and don’t want to participate in it, some people claim that requiring voters to register to vote before an election reduces voter turnout (some people, who might have voted in an election, are not able to because they did not register to vote before the election), a lot of people claim that voting is too much of a hassle (Election day is always held on a Tuesday and most people have to work that day and there are frequently lines to wait in before voting)