How Do Scholars Measure Partisanship

question 17

Multiple Choice

How do scholars measure partisanship?

• A) by asking respondents in polls which party they voted for in the last election.
• B) by asking respondents in polls whether they donated money to a candidate in the last election
• C) by requiring respondents in polls submit to MRIs to measure deep cognitive attachments to the parties
• D) by asking respondents a series of questions that place them on a 7-point scale

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Definitions:

Income

A broader term that encompasses money received on a regular basis from work, property, investments, or welfare payments.

Opportunity Costs

The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action; the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action.

Trade-offs

The concept that in order to gain something, something else must be given up, reflecting the opportunity cost of choices and decisions.

Economic Growth

An increase in the amount of goods and services produced per head of the population over a period, reflecting improvements in the standard of living.