How are critical elections and party realignments interrelated?

a. A party realignment is a larger version of a critical election.
b. A party realignment is a smaller version of a critical election.
c. A party realignment occurs before one or more critical elections and may be characterized by gradual or dramatic change.
d. A party realignment occurs as a result of one or more critical elections and may be associated with a national crisis.


d

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