Discuss the Role of Identity in U

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Essay

Discuss the role of identity in U.S. politics and political behavior. To what extent does identity shape our opinions and attitudes toward politics?

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Definitions:

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that travel along the membrane of a neuron or muscle cell, enabling communication and response to stimuli.

Radial Symmetry

Having parts arranged around a central axis, like the spokes of a wheel.

Nerve Net

Of cnidarians and echinoderms, a mesh of interacting neurons with no central control organ.

Neurons

Nerve cells that are the fundamental units of the brain and nervous system, responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, sending motor commands to our muscles, and transforming and relaying electrical signals at every step in between.