Why is voting considered to be a major responsibility of a U. S. citizen?

a. It is required for naturalization.

c. The government requires citizens to vote.

b. So that the actions of a citizen can be tracked.

d. Participation is the basis of democratic government.

Voting is important so that the government

1) actually represents the people: if only a small portion of the people vote, the government will be representative only of this small number of people.

2) so that the government has the incentive to do well: to be reelected.

So the correct answer is:

d. Participation is the basis of democratic government.