20 Questions
What is committed partisanship?
Blindly supporting a particular political party
What is the main reason for most partisanship among voters?
Distrust of the opposing party
Why are more young Americans identifying themselves as Independents instead of Democrats or Republicans?
They are more focused on specific issues
What do single-issue voters base their votes on?
Specific issues
Why did younger Americans have low voter turnout in the past according to the text?
Candidates not addressing relevant issues for young voters
Young Americans under the age of thirty tend to favor which political party more?
Democratic Party
Which political party did 56 percent of young Americans under age thirty want to win the presidency in 2016?
Democratic Party
Young Americans who identify as Republicans are more liberal on certain issues such as...
Supporting same-sex marriage and immigration reform
What factor might prevent college students from voting, according to the text?
Being unable to register to vote due to attending college out of state
What percentage of American adults participated in some type of political action in the past year, according to the 2008 survey?
66%
Which group did the text suggest might be more willing to see similarities between themselves and Democrats?
Young Republicans
Why are younger Americans less likely to join traditional political organizations?
As American politics become more partisan, young people turn away from them.
What percentage of young adults claimed to be politically engaged, according to the 2015 poll by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics?
22%
What type of political activities were younger Americans less likely to engage in compared to older Americans?
Political rallies
How many young adults reported voluntarily engaging in some form of community service in the past year?
One-third
Why are people today more likely to join large organizations instead of smaller groups?
Effect of technological developments like the internet
What is Putnam's argument for the decline in small group membership?
Impact of technological developments that separate people
Which factor does NOT contribute to the decline in small group membership as discussed in the text?
Decrease in the number of children
How does Putnam define social capital as mentioned in the text?
Collective value of social networks and inclinations to help others
What distinguishes modern group memberships like Amnesty International or Greenpeace from traditional groups like church groups or bowling leagues according to the text?
Decreased interaction among members despite shared values
Explore the relationship between the ideological stances of different political parties and the opinions of young Americans based on a 2015 Harvard survey. Learn about the trend of young people favoring the Democratic Party over the Republican Party on key issues.
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