One theory states that certain elections can be characterized as producing sharp changes in patterns of party loyalty among voters, such as the election of 1860 in which Abraham Lincoln won the presidency. This theory is called

a. partisan theory.
b. critical election theory.
c. progressive era theory.
d. democratic theory.
e. socialist theory.


ANS: B

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