Research question: How low is voter turnout in the United
States?
Which excerpt from "Compulsory Voting: An Idea Whose Time Has Come"
best answers this research question?
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A. Since mandatory voting began in Australia, the percentage of
ballots that voters intentionally complete in random or incorrect
ways remains around 2 to 3%.
B. In the following 1924 election, voter turnout in Australia climbed to
91% and has remained around 95% ever since.
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C. And yet, when it comes time to elect a new president, only 55% of
Americans show up to cast their vote.
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D. According to the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance,
about 32 countries around the world have some form of
compulsory voting ...

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli machiavelli claims that “it is much safer to be feared than loved.” which type of evidence does machiavelli use to support his claim? answer : logical how does the author’s use of this evidence create meaning for the reader? answer : by using a historical event to prove the claim