| A | B |
|---|
| Great Depression | voters became more likely to vote for Democrats |
| Cold War | voters become more likely to vote for Republicans |
| Vietnam | voters were less supportive of US involvement in world events/conflicts |
| Watergate | voters were more distrustful of government |
| 9/11 | voters supported more intrusive government actions to protect citizens |
| Civil Rights Act (1964) | Blacks vote loyally for Democrat Party (85-90%+ most elections) |
| Life-cycle events | youth, marriage, owning a house (from more liberal to more conservative) |
| 18-29 years olds | this group is more likely to vote for Democrats |
| Generational Events socialization | events that led major change in party loyalty |
| Political Events socialization | events that made most of public change opinion on a topic |
| #1 political socialization factor | family |
| political socialization | how we get our political views |
| People vote more Republican as they | own a house, get married, pay taxes |
| People vote more Democrat when they | are young, single, rent |
