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What is committed partisanship?
What is committed partisanship?
What is the main reason for most partisanship among voters?
What is the main reason for most partisanship among voters?
Why are more young Americans identifying themselves as Independents instead of Democrats or Republicans?
Why are more young Americans identifying themselves as Independents instead of Democrats or Republicans?
What do single-issue voters base their votes on?
What do single-issue voters base their votes on?
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Why did younger Americans have low voter turnout in the past according to the text?
Why did younger Americans have low voter turnout in the past according to the text?
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Young Americans under the age of thirty tend to favor which political party more?
Young Americans under the age of thirty tend to favor which political party more?
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Which political party did 56 percent of young Americans under age thirty want to win the presidency in 2016?
Which political party did 56 percent of young Americans under age thirty want to win the presidency in 2016?
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Young Americans who identify as Republicans are more liberal on certain issues such as...
Young Americans who identify as Republicans are more liberal on certain issues such as...
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What factor might prevent college students from voting, according to the text?
What factor might prevent college students from voting, according to the text?
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What percentage of American adults participated in some type of political action in the past year, according to the 2008 survey?
What percentage of American adults participated in some type of political action in the past year, according to the 2008 survey?
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Which group did the text suggest might be more willing to see similarities between themselves and Democrats?
Which group did the text suggest might be more willing to see similarities between themselves and Democrats?
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Why are younger Americans less likely to join traditional political organizations?
Why are younger Americans less likely to join traditional political organizations?
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What percentage of young adults claimed to be politically engaged, according to the 2015 poll by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics?
What percentage of young adults claimed to be politically engaged, according to the 2015 poll by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics?
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What type of political activities were younger Americans less likely to engage in compared to older Americans?
What type of political activities were younger Americans less likely to engage in compared to older Americans?
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How many young adults reported voluntarily engaging in some form of community service in the past year?
How many young adults reported voluntarily engaging in some form of community service in the past year?
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Why are people today more likely to join large organizations instead of smaller groups?
Why are people today more likely to join large organizations instead of smaller groups?
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What is Putnam's argument for the decline in small group membership?
What is Putnam's argument for the decline in small group membership?
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Which factor does NOT contribute to the decline in small group membership as discussed in the text?
Which factor does NOT contribute to the decline in small group membership as discussed in the text?
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How does Putnam define social capital as mentioned in the text?
How does Putnam define social capital as mentioned in the text?
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What distinguishes modern group memberships like Amnesty International or Greenpeace from traditional groups like church groups or bowling leagues according to the text?
What distinguishes modern group memberships like Amnesty International or Greenpeace from traditional groups like church groups or bowling leagues according to the text?
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