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6, Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Democrats and Quantitative Anal Republicans? Eanes anions Presid (A) | Lostthe Soli South ina regional | Lost much ofthe support of Atican Candidate realignment American voters ()_| Constitute the majority partyin the | Became a strong party ater the Hubert Humphrey Mountain West election of Franklin Roosevelt 5 (©) | Have stronger supportamong Asian | Have str rtamong Sugeno Moca we stronger support among Asian | Have stronger support among Americans younger voters Robert Kennedy (0) | Balieve the law should forbid ‘Support abortion rights George McGovern abortions Others More than 7 milton pet November general eles 2, Use the infor (A) Identify FREE-RESPONSE QUESTIONS: Concept Application 1. Michigan Representative Justin Amash announced Thursday that he was primary. leaving the GOP [Republican Party] after growing “disenchanted” and (B) Describe “frightened! by party politics. .. [and said] that he would remain in Congress elections asan independent. (© Draws "Modern politics is trapped in a partisan death spiral, but there is an support: escape,” said Amash . "Most Americans are not rigidly partisan and ein do not feel well represented by either of the two major parties. In fact, anitnal the parties have become more partisan in part because they are catering to fewer people, as Americans are rejecting party affiliation in record numbers.” —Reporter Max Berman, NBCNews.com, 2019 Based on the scenario above, respond to A, B, and C below: (A) Describe an action Congress could take to address the concern in. the above scenario, (B) In the context of this scenario, explain how the action described in part A might affect the electorate. (© Inthe context of this scenario, explain how a structural barrier mey challenge Amash’s political success as an independent, 552 CHAPTER 16 CHECKPOINT: POLITICAL PARTIES tht

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