What is party identification? How has it changed over time? How does party identification among younger voters differ from the party identification of other citizens?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Define party identification as a long-term self-identification with a political party that becomes part of one's social identity.
2, Describe how party identification has weakened over time. While party identification used to be the single best predictor of someone's voting behavior, many Americans today are so-called floating voters who prefer to select the best candidate rather than the best party.
3, Note that younger voters are particularly likely to be floating voters or to support candidates who are not Democrats or Republicans.
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a. due process b. grandfather c. equal protection d. privileges and immunities
Which party model emphasizes that political parties are primarily concerned with electing governmental officeholders?
a. Functional party model b. Ideological party model c. Max-voter party model d. Epstein party model