Name:Instructor:Course:Date:Theory and hypothesisResearch question: why do the elderly vote in higher proportion than the young?Rational choice theory: this is the theory that states that individuals are usually inclined to make all decisions based on the advantages that they might get as a possible consequence of that decision which is in most cases expected to be more than the cost of making that decision. In essence, this theory states that people make decisions which will give them maximum advantage and minimum costs (O`Neill 79). This is the theory that have been used by most political scientists and other theorists to try and model the likelihood of people to choose a particular option among all the available options, especially during voting or purchasing processes (Lottie Commission 26).It has been found in many theories that many old people vote in high proportion than the young because they want to protect the social security and other social services. This is because of the benefit they regularly get from the federal government. It is clear that most of the benefits from government go to older people and this therefore gives older people motivation to express their democracy do voting more than the young people (O`Neill 67). Another reason as to why the older people vote high is because of the mobility. Young people tend to move highly from one place to another. This makes them to re-register in their new areas. The older ones on the other hand tend to be stable and therefore don`t lose their vote through moving.Additionally work plays another role in the voting percentage because most of the young people are employed and therefore don`t waste most of their time on campaigns nor long queues during voting. The older have much time to do it. According to this theory, the youth always weigh the positive benefits that may probably come with the making of the decision over the negative outcomes that also come with the decisions, which never-the-less are always tied up with other external factors which may include the person`s preferr...