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CLEP US Government

Category - Pol. participation

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The country with the lowest voting turnout among eligible voters in major national elections is:
  1. Australia
  2. Norway
  3. South Korea
  4. The United States
  5. El Salvador
Explanation
Answer: D - The United States has one of the lowest voter turnout rates of any democracy in the world. A presidential election will typically get around 50-55% turnout and turnout for congressional elections are much lower. Compare this with Australia where the turnout is 98%. Of course, you get fined if you don’t vote in Australia, so that explains why turnout is that high.
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