The Dealignment Theory Stresses That, Currently

question 23

Multiple Choice

The dealignment theory stresses that, currently,

• A)political parties are in a state of disintegration.
• B)a realignment of party loyalties is taking place that will lead to a transfer of voter support from one party to the other.
• C)each major political party is splitting into conservative and liberal wings.
• D)the rise of the black vote now gives the Democratic party an advantage over the Republican party in national elections.
• E)national party organizations are becoming more powerful than the state or local party organizations.

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Definitions:

Chi-Square Critical Value

A point on the chi-square distribution that is compared to the chi-square test statistic to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Level of Significance

Level of significance is a threshold in hypothesis testing, denoted as alpha, that determines the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true.

Chi-Squared Curve

A graphical representation of the chi-squared distribution, showing the probability of chi-squared values along the x-axis.

Degrees of Freedom

A statistical concept that defines the number of independent pieces of information in a dataset used in parameter estimates.