If all adults do not get the right to vote in elections, what democratic deficiency exists?

Correct answer: Political equality will weaken

Direct answer: A, political equality would be weakened. The democratic principle of universal adult franchise means that eligible adult citizens should have an equal opportunity to participate in choosing representatives, subject to lawful conditions that apply fairly. The reasoning is: if some adults are excluded without a justified democratic basis, their political voice is given less value than the voice of others; decisions then do not reflect equal citizenship; therefore political equality and the legitimacy of representation are weakened. A is correct. B is wrong because excluding voters might alter administrative workload, but faster counting is not the democratic issue asked here. C is wrong because restricting voting does not automatically increase the number of candidates. D is irrelevant to equality or political participation. Memory cue: “One adult citizen, one equal political voice.”