The primary reason most people vote is that they
a. believe that their vote may determine the outcome of the election.
b. understand the importance of voting as a means of decreasing alienation.
c. wish to confer legitimacy on democratically elected officeholders.
d. view a large turnout as a means of preventing dishonesty in elections.
e. have been taught to believe that voting is their duty.
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When things go wrong in state government and problems go unresolved, there is a tendency to blame bureaucrats for __________
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