Realignment is best described as __________.

A. awarding legislative seats to political parties according to percentages of the popular vote
B. the process by which one party supplants another as the dominant party in a two-party system
C. a gradual reduction in the dominance of one political party without another supplanting it
D. the unification of various factions in a political party to present a united front during a campaign


Answer: B

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