According to the Text, One Reason That Identification with a Party

question 78

Multiple Choice

According to the text, one reason that identification with a party has declined in recent years is that

• A) young voters have weaker party identification.
• B) party identification today is no longer influenced by parents' party identification.
• C) today, there are more parties with which voters can identify.
• D) voters tend to lose their party identification as they grow older, and today's population is aging.
• E) party identification is increasingly seen as a sign of closed-mindedness.

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