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jasdeep_brar

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Explain the significance of critical elections to party realignment. Provide an example of a critical election.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is one way in which the White House staff differs from the president's cabinet?
 
  a. The White House staff is more loyal to the president.
  b. The cabinet is more loyal to the president than is the White House staff.
  c. The cabinet works more closely with the president than does the White House staff.
  d. The White House staff must perform their job duties in accordance with congressional legislation, while the cabinet has no such restraints.



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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Describe a critical election as a turning point, an election that signals a major switch in party coalitions, usually during periods of historic change in the economy and society.
2, Explain that a critical election ushers in a long-term party realignment, which is when one party takes over from another during a period when partisan preferences shift.
3, Provide an example of a critical election.

Answer to Question 2

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