Voter turnout in France in recent decades has been much high…
Voter turnout in France in recent decades has been much higher than in the United States, yet in recent legislative elections in France, turnout has fallen to roughly forty-five percent, a level which approaches American turnout rates. Suppose a political scientist explained this by pointing out that since 2002, legislative elections follow a month after presidential elections, causing “voter fatigue.” This explanation of the reduced turnout rate in French legislative elections is a(n) __________ explanation.