Solved: Political Participation/Voter Turnout in the United States

Why is political participation/voter turnout in the United States lower than in other Western democracies? What reforms might increase the level of political participation/voter turnout in the United States? Ginsberg, Benjamin, Theodore J. Lowi, and Margaret Weir. We the People: An Introduction to American Politics. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005. Print.