Clear Realignments, Like the One That Occurred in 1932, May

question 30

Multiple Choice

Clear realignments, like the one that occurred in 1932, may not occur again because

• A) voter turnout has consistently decreased over the last forty years.
• B) presidential candidates are rarely as popular with the voters as they used to be.
• C) the electoral college is malapportioned.
• D) voters are less attached to party labels today than in the past.
• E) economic issues rarely dominate presidential campaigns.

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