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Given the fact that each person is only one of approximately 90 million voters in this country, does it make sense to believe th
Given the fact that each person is only one of approximately 90 million voters in this country, does it make sense to believe th
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2018-04-28
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问题
Given the fact that each person is only one of approximately 90 million voters in this country, does it make sense to believe that one person’s participation, one vote, will have any impact on a major election? Simply to raise the question "What if everyone felt the same way?" does not remove the lingering impression that a single person is made to feel insignificant by the enormous number of people who do go to the polls, especially in a national election.
Supporters of the ruling elite theory insist that even though voters are given a choice among candidates, their choice is restricted to a narrow range of similar-minded individuals approved by the ruling "elite. Elections do not express what most people want or need, nor do they provide guidance for politicians (even if they want it) on what policies to enact. In this view, elections are primarily just rituals that perform a symbolic function for society.
Still, since most people continue to show faces at the polls at one time or another, what arguments can be made in favor of voting? One argument is that voting does have significance, if not in individual impact, then in group pressure. Because citizens collectively have the power to give or withhold votes, they directly control the term in office of elected officials. Even if the choice is between Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Tweedledee knows that one must be accountable and this is fixed by law, and that minimally he or she must strive to avoid displeasing the constituents to lose the job.
But perhaps political effectiveness and impact in voting are not the only consideration anyway. People do not vote only to influence policy. Millions go to the effort to register and vote for a variety of other reasons as well. Some people may participate just to avoid feeling guilty about not voting. They may have been taught that is their patriotic duty to vote and that they have no right to complain about the outcome if they stay at home. Still others may vote to derive satisfaction from feeling that they are somehow participants, not just spectators, in an exciting electoral contest.
Even if their one vote may not be crucial to the outcome, it nevertheless affirms theft role in and support for the political process. Indeed, perhaps it is this final need that fuels the desire for full democratic participation among people in many nations of the world.
According to Paragraph 3, people go to the polls because they
选项
A、believe it’s their responsibility to vote.
B、believe their collective power makes a difference.
C、want to show the strength and impact of each individual.
D、don’t want to risk losing their jobs.
答案
B
解析
该题为细节题。根据第三段第二、三句“One argument is that voting does have significance, if not in individual impact, then in group pressure. Because citizens collectively have the power to give or withhold votes, they directly control the term in office of elected officials.”可知,一个争论就是投票确实是有意义的,要么是个人影响力的关系,要么是集体压力。因为全体公民有权利投票或不投票,因此他们直接控制着被选上官员的条件。由此可推断出,人们之所以去投票是因为他们觉得他们的集体意愿会对选举有影响,故B选项最符合文意。A选项“人们去投票是因为他们认为他们有责任投票”在第三段中并没有提到,故A选项不正确。C选项“是因为想要表现每个个人的力量和影响”与文中“One argument is…if not in individual impact”不符,故C选项不正确。D选项“是因为人们不想冒失业的危险”与文中第三段最后一句“Even if the choice is…he or she must strive to avoid displeasing the constituents to lose the job”中he or she指代的是那些被选上的人,而非选举人,故D选项与文意不符,故选B。
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