political participation

Write a 400 essay addressing the following questions. Make sure to have a reference. If possible, rely on your own experience to help answer the question too.

—This is for political participation and voting—

–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.