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A bar chart shows election years on the x axis and percentage of voters on the y axis. 2006, 40; 2008, 61; 2010, 40; 2012, 59.

Voter Turnout, 2006-2012

Presidential Winners and Losers

Presidential Election Years, 2006-2012

Number of US Voters

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A 3-column table with 5 rows. The first column is labeled State with entries Florida, Michigan, New York, California, Texas. The second column is labeled Republican Primary with entries 12.8%, 16.5%, 1.4%, 22.9%, 12.8%. The third column is labeled General Election with entries 63.5%, 64.7%, 53.1%, 55.2%, 49.7%.

the year in which this election took place

the candidates running for President

the percentage of Democratic primary voters

the states of New Jersey and Arizona

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The same number of youth voted in 2008 as in 2012.

Most young voters favor Republican candidates.

Most young voters favor Democratic candidates.

Young voters represent most of the electorate.

What happens when voters are out of state on Election Day?

They must wait until the next election to vote.

They must register again to vote.

They must vote at a local polling place.

They must vote using an absentee ballot.

Look at the bar graph.

Men who have completed some college are more likely than women who have completed high school to use nontraditional voting methods.

Women who have attained higher education are more likely than men who have completed high school to use nontraditional voting methods.

Younger voters are more likely to use nontraditional voting methods than older voters.

Older voters are more likely to use nontraditional voting methods than younger voters.

Which best describes what happens to voting districts every ten years?

They are reapportioned based on political party affiliation.

They are reapportioned based on information in the census.

They are reapportioned to give the federal government more power.

They are reapportioned to give the states more power.

Look at the information in this bar graph.

Voters were not as interested in the issues in 2006 as they were in 2014.

Voter turnout in national election years is irregular from 2006 to 2020.

The majority of Americans vote in every election.

Older voters boycotted the polls in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

How can a state’s gerrymandering impact government at the national level?

A state can draw districts favoring votes for one party to the House of Representatives.

A state can change district numbers to increase the number of representatives it has.

A state can order people to move to another district to encourage the election of certain parties.

A state can close or restrict voting for districts that do not align with its preferred policies.

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