POLI 4034 : Poli Sci Exam 2
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Institutional remedies: registration- making it easier to register bumps up turnout, particularly if its automatic or the responsibility of the govt. (14%, pr electoral system- stimulates turnout by giving voters more choices. It would increase political literacy: may stimulate other forms of participation, may reduced the role of money in elections. They would cast their ballot mainly to avoid paying a fine. But, as stated above, compulsory voting may serve as an incentive to become better informed. In election studies, those interviewed prior to the election were more likely to vote than expected due to the stimulation of the interview. Compulsory voting may be able to serve as an equivalent: high participation may be undesirable and even dangerous nazi germany example. Extremist parties gets support from previously uninterested and uninvolved. The data seem to favor the notion that citizen involvement enhances legitimacy, not democratic breakdown.
