Critical Analysis

Find answers to the following questions using the visual above, any links below, your big brain, and your knowledge of American government and politics:

1. Based on the visual above, how many Republican parents have Republican teens?

2. Based on the visual above, how many Democratic parents have Democratic teens?

3. Parents of what political party affiliation have the highest % of teens of the same political party affiliation?

4. What is the big story the visual tells?

5. Why do you think that is?

6. What is one positive and one negative consequence of this?

7. According to the visual below,* is passing on religion or political party more important to parents?

8. How does your own political party affiliation and religion compare to your parents’?

9. How do you think interparty (that is families where one parent is Republican and one Democrat) family children tend to identify politically?

10. How does the data from the visual above impact American politics?

Write and Discuss

Take ten minutes to write about the question at the top of the page and then discuss with your classmates.

Act on your Learning

Ask your parents how their political party affiliation compares to their parents’? Share your results with your classmates.

Get Creative

If passing political party affiliation from one generation to the next were a food, what would it be?

Learning Extension*

Check out the Pew Research Center short read about parents and teens sharing values.