There's a growing movement of young people getting involved in politics.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, while polarizing, played a large role in recent elections, galvanizing young voters on a number of issues during a time of intense political division. Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at an event in Utah this week.

Experts say that while Gen Z's political participation is positive, they've really only known tense turmoil.

UC Davis Professor James Adams teaches about political anger.

"I explain to my students that the political atmosphere now is dramatically different than what it was when I was in college in the 1980s, and that back then if you would express the opinion that the other side is evil and demonized, you would be thought of as strange," he said.

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