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The Last Word: Assignment 4 for tomorrow

Consider : What factors determine party identification?. "You know that smiling woman who was featured on the home page of Healthcare.gov? She asked for her picture to be removed after she was cyber-bullied. She's hiding where nobody can see her – at Healthcare.gov." –Jay Leno

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The Last Word: Assignment 4 for tomorrow

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  1. Consider: What factors determine party identification? "You know that smiling woman who was featured on the home page of Healthcare.gov? She asked for her picture to be removed after she was cyber-bullied. She's hiding where nobody can see her – at Healthcare.gov." –Jay Leno "It seems like everyone's still pretty upset about this Obamacare website. The Department of Health and Human Services emailed 275,000 Americans, encouraging them to give the Obamacare website another try. Then they said 'But one at a time, so it doesn't crash again.'" –Jimmy Fallon "It turns out that a lot of children could lose their dental insurance under Obamacare. So kids might not be able to go to the dentist. Parents were really upset, while kids said, 'Four more years! Four more years!'" –Jimmy Fallon "Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted last week to having smoked crack while in office. Since then he has said multiple times that he will not step down. Legally they can't force him to. The city council held a meeting to vote on whether or not to ask him to resign. That seems very Canadian to me." –Jimmy Kimmel "Many scam artists are trying to take advantage of the problems with the Obamacare website. Experts say you can tell it's a scam site if you enter your information and it quickly and efficiently signs you up for healthcare." –Conan O'Brien The Last Word: Assignment 4 for tomorrow

  2. Political Socialization and Party ID • Parents • Single greatest influence on political beliefs • Other aspects of adult life • Marriage • Economic status • Charismatic leaders • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Ronald Reagan

  3. Group Affiliations and Party ID 11.4 • What effect do the following have on Party ID? • Geography • Gender • Race and ethnicity • Age • Social and economic factors • Religion • Marital status

  4. Who identifies as a Democrat? A Republican?

  5. Parties and Political Culture • The political culture of Americans also tends to make our parties weaker than their European counterparts… • “segmental” vs. “comprehensive” role in our lives. • Why is this the case?

  6. Comparing US and European Parties • European parties typically are considered “stronger” than US parties in the three areas in which parties operate… • Reasons for these differences? • Federalism – division and balance of power • Rules/methods whereby candidates are selected • Presidential vs. Parliamentary system

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