Book name:

American Government and Politics Today (hereafter AGPT): Brief Edition 2016-17. Steffen W. Schmidt, Mack C. Shelley, and Barbara A. Bardes. Cengage Learning.

California: The Politics of Diversity, 9th Edition. (CPD). 2016. David G. Lawrence and Jeffrey Cummins. Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 9781337046046

***Note: These textbooks are combined into one book and can be purchased in the Kennel Bookstore for much cheaper than if you bought them separately.

(Each model needs to be answered with at least 100 words )

Model Political Environment:

Chapters used in this model are:

Ch. 7 AGPT Interest Groups and Political Parties

Ch. 6 CPD Linking People and Policymakers: Media, Parties, and Interest Groups pp. 103-117.

QUESTION:

Why are voters increasingly registering as Independents rather than registering as a Democrat or Republican?