Discuss the difference between polarization and partisan sorting.
What will be an ideal response?
Polarization is the process whereby individuals begin to have more uniformly and consistently ideological views. This is most pronounced among activists and the party elite. Party sorting is the process by which voters begin to consistently vote for the party that they agree with most, rather than splitting their tickets or being a minority in the other party.
You might also like to view...
Technology, especially information technology, is shifting power from __________ to __________.
A. governments; transnational actors B. substate actors; individuals C. individuals; states D. governments; individuals
According to the rational actor theory,
A. a rational actor would likely decide not to vote in a presidential race. B. calculating the benefits of political participation is important, but calculating the costs is not. C. calculating the costs of political participation is important, but calculating the benefits is not. D. a rational actor will not engage in any type of political participation. E. a rational actor will do everything possible to counteract free riders.