Partisan alignment is the pattern in which
a. regions, interests, or social groups tend to line up with one party or the other.
b. elected officials are seated in Congress.
c. officials are nominated by the party chairman.
d. the Supreme Court tends to favor one party or the other.
e. people tend to change their party affiliation with major events.
ANS: A
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