The number of citizens eligible to vote.

• A. Voting-eligible population
• B. Voting-age population
• C. Winner-take-all system
• D. Cultivation theory

Answer: (A)

This item tests how we label who can vote. The number of citizens eligible to vote is captured by the voting-eligible population. This metric includes those who are citizens, meet voting age, and are not legally barred from voting (it excludes non-citizens and those who are disenfranchised by law). So it reflects the true pool of people who could cast a ballot.

In contrast, the voting-age population counts everyone aged 18 and over, regardless of citizenship or legal eligibility, so it can overstate the number who can actually vote. The winner-take-all system is about how electoral votes are allocated in a contest, not about voter eligibility. Cultivation theory is a media effects idea about how exposure to media shapes perceptions, not about who is eligible to vote.