Question

What argument best responds to citizens who do not vote because they feel that their votes do not make a difference?

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Elections are often decided by only a few voters.

Explanation:

Option D is the best argument because it sets the basis to explain the importance of every person's vote in a democratic government. Although one's vote might seem like it does not make a difference, it actually does; the election results are made of all the persons who relied on the voting system to express their political preference and make a difference. This is true especially in elections when there are two candidates that are very strong because the elections tend to be decided by only a small difference (only a few voters).

Answer 2

The correct answer is D.

Elections are often decided by only a few votes.

Voting in an election is a right and a moral obligation for many. However, nobody can force a citizen to vote. Voting is a direct way to tell the government what the citizens want.

Only a few or even one vote can make a difference in the outcome of an election. Richard Nixon, for example, and not John F. Kennedy would have become President in 1960 if one person from each voting place had voted differently. The argument that 'it's only one vote after all' is dangerous because whoever says it forgets that it's not only them who think so. So the ' it's only one vote after all' attitude multiplies itself by people with similar way of thinking. In the end, the 'one vote' becomes many votes which may significantly change the results of an election.