Party Identification Is the Single Most Important Predictor of How

question 18

Multiple Choice

Party identification is the single most important predictor of how people decide to vote because ______.

• A) voters are too unsophisticated to vote in any other fashion
• B) it leads people toward prospective issue voting
• C) as a benefit, being a partisan means the voter does not need to register to vote, which counteracts one of the costs of voting
• D) it directly influences one's vote and indirectly colors the partisan's perceptions of issues and candidates
• E) it leads people toward retrospective issue voting

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Definitions:

Impact Evaluation

The assessment of the changes that can be attributed to a particular intervention, such as a project, program, or policy.

Excessive Cost

Expenses that exceed what is reasonable or necessary, often to the point of being unsustainable.

Lengthy Time

A period that is considered to be longer than usual or expected.

Logic Model

A systematic and visual way to present and share the perceived relationships among the resources, activities, outputs, and outcomes of a program or intervention.