Question

read the excerpt from compulsory voting: an idea whose time has come: compulsory voting would offer candidates less incentive to inflame passions. without having to spend so much of their time trying to appeal solely to the highly partisan voters most likely to show up at the polls, they could instead spend more time crafting policy proposals to meet the needs of all voters. fewer highly partisan lawmakers would mean more cooperation and less unnecessary government gridlock. which research question does this paragraph best address? a. why is compulsory voting something that should be avoided? b. how can compulsory voting improve the way politicians behave? c. why do politicians usually oppose compulsory voting? d. how can americans ensure laws pass quickly?

Explanation:

The paragraph outlines how compulsory voting would reduce politicians' focus on partisan appeals, shift their work to broad policy proposals, and reduce gridlock—all describing improvements to politician behavior. The other options are irrelevant: A argues against compulsory voting (opposite of the text), C focuses on politician opposition (not discussed), and D is too narrow (only gridlock is a small part of the text's focus).

Answer:

B. How can compulsory voting improve the way politicians behave?