A __________ results after fissures develop in each party's coalition, which begins to fracture after new issues appear, dividing the electorate. Each party forms a new coalition—one that endures for years
a. dealignment
b. national party convention
c. realignment
d. secular realignment
c
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a. any citizens of South Africa. b. non-Bantu speaking Black (African) South Africans. c. descendents of Dutch, French, German, and Scot settlers who speak a common language. d. descendents of all White settlers of South Africa. e. all non-Black citizens of South Africa.
In the mid-1900s the U. S. Department of State organized several world tours for famous jazz musicians in an effort to generate goodwill and cooperation among non-aligned countries. This is an example of
A) alliances. B) cultural exchanges. C) functional units. D) nongovernmental organizations. E) security communities.
What happened to the party demographics at the end of the New Deal coalition and the beginning of dealignment?
a. Southern whites, blue-collar workers, and religious conservatives switched to the Republican Party; minorities became more loyal to the Democrats. b. Southern whites, union families, and minorities switched to the Republican Party; academics and upper-middle-class professionals joined the Democrats. c. Academics and upper-middle-class professionals began to join the Republican Party; southern whites, union families, and lower-income voters became Democrats. - d. Union families, minorities, and academics switched to the Republican Party; upper-middle-class professionals and higher-income voters joined the Democrats.
For which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply an intermediate scrutiny test to determine whether the policy is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause?
a. preventing whites from attending schools designed to serve African American students b. having different minimum ages for men and women to marry c. prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving in the military— d. requiring government contractors to have a racially diverse workforce