Which one of the following individuals would be most likely to vote?

A. a 19-year-old high school graduate who likes to complain about the government?


B. a 22-year-old computer programmer?


C. a 30-year-old college graduate who has just moved to a new state?


OR...


D. a 50-year-old corporate executive who holds a master's degree in business?








THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT COME OUT OF MY HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION'S BOOK! I HAVE EXAM TEST AFTER EACH CHAPTER! %26amp; I STILL HAVE NO CLUE? help me please. I really do need answers that are correctly answered and not people who are going to mess around and be mean or try and say something stupid. Like they have before. THX

Which one of the following individuals would be most likely to vote?
I would say the corporate executive.... he makes tons of money and needs to vote people in who will give him tax breaks.... and tax the sh/t out of the poor.
Reply:The 50 year old. He has seen enough elections to be pissed off about the way somthing is going in the government and his company probably contributes to the Republican party.
Reply:Well it depends if the 19 yrd is a conservative they WILL vote if the twenty-two year old is a conservative they WILL vote. The thirty year old is a conservative they will Vote. The fifty year old will probably vote irregardless unless they are cynical about government.





Now a liberal 19, 22,30 will probably not vote.
Reply:Older and richer are always more likely to vote. Older and richer.
Reply:D. a 50-year-old corporate executive who holds a master's degree in business.





They have the most to lose financially, and we all know about how the rich want to hold on to their money. It's how they define themselves.
Reply:I think it's D, since the reason for it would be that for A. the kid is probably just like to make themselves feel important by voicing his/her opinion, but when it comes to action, probably the student would not actually take the effort to vote.





B. In a choice like this, when the subject (programmer) has really nothing to do with politics, there's really no motivation for the programmer to vote.





C. College graduate is not the same kind of easily excited high school student, and is usually more moderate in their actions. So, while a college graduate can still be interested in voting (in fact every choice can be somebody who is interested to vote), a thirty year-old who has just moved to a new environment would tend to see things more objectively and act after more consideration and more experience living in that new state.





D. The real incentive for this guy to vote is that a corporate executive is really concerned with money!!! And a right or left wing party can really make a huge difference to the economy. So, the executive would care to vote for somebody who would support the kind of business that he/she is doing.





And of course, I don't know what subject of study does this question belong to. I would be interested to know.
Reply:A,D, and D
Reply:I would say teh High School Graduate. They are complaining about teh government, so they would be motivated to influence change. The computer Programer would be secure enough finanicaly to probably not worry to much about it, the executive is set up- his life is so hetic right now, that following the election would be to much bother (if he did vote he would vote along party lines the same way he has done for 30 years), and teh 30 year old that just moved to a new state probably hasn't register to vote in his new home yet. This is assuming a national government. When it comes to city/ state elections, I'd put my money on teh executive who probably has kids in teh eduational system and might gain a few tax breaks with new laws, etc.
Reply:This happens to be my area of expertise....


The first correlate of voting is age....young people DO NOT VOTE....scratch those under 24.


Secondly, income/education is the second correlate....as income and education rises so does the incedence of voting.


Thirdly, race.....minorities are least likely to vote.





The 'just moved' is a trick....it DEPENDS ON THE STATE....


some states (six to be exact) allow you to register and vote THE DAY of a an election You can read more here: http://www.epic.org/privacy/voting/regis...
Reply:after som pondering, and trying to think like a high school text book lol ok. 19yr-30yr are the hardest ages to get to the polling stations, because they dont believe their vote will make a difference, their lives are usually self absorbed and generally they are removed from the political happenings of the country. Therefore, the 50yr Corporate Exec would be most likely to vote, because he knows what a vote can do for his company. Good Luck!
Reply:I considered myself a diehard voter after seeing 9/11, and couldn't wait to cast my vote come election time; but because I was so caught up in work and school, I kinda got sidetracked and had to do some last minute registration. It took hours for me and my wife to even find the place to cast our votes! (Which turned out to be inside a church...wtf) anyway, I ended up voteing for Al in the end, but my point is sometimes no matter how badly you want to vote, if you are caught up with personal stuff, (which most of us are) you can easly forget to vote, let alone know how in some areas. So, yes, my answer is D. Everyone else is too buisy with jobs/social life to follow through. But the old fart doen't have anything else better to do.