How has realignment in Texas differed from normal national realignment?
a. In Texas, realignment occurred in a midterm election, whereas nationally it occurs in a presidential election.
b. National realignment typically happens during one election; in Texas, it happened very gradually.
c. National realignments tend to occur every thirty-five to forty years, while Texas has had realignments every decade.
d. National realignments are between two parties; in Texas, realignment has involved three major parties.
Question 2
Contributing factors to realignment in Texas from a one-party system to a two-party system include __________.
a. Republican support for the Voting Rights Act and other civil rights legislation
b. migration to Texas of individuals from northern industrial states
c. increasing influence in the Democratic Party of wealthy Anglos
d. changes in state law making ballot access easier for third-party candidates
