Dealignment Refers To

question 70

Multiple Choice

Dealignment refers to:

• A) the decline of partisan attachment within the electorate, the growth in the number of voters identifying themselves as independents, and the rise of "split-ticket" voting
• B) the condition in American government wherein the presidency is controlled by one party while the opposing party controls one or both houses of Congress
• C) the point in history where a new party becomes the dominant political force by supplanting the ruling party
• D) conflicts within the government that create divided factions, each of whom try to mobilize popular support
• E) attempts by politicians outside of government to mobilize popular support in order to win governmental power

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Definitions:

Mutually Exclusive

Events or conditions that cannot occur simultaneously or cannot both be true at the same time.

Addition Rule

A principle in probability theory that determines the probability of the occurrence of at least one of two events, taking into account their joint probability if they are not mutually exclusive.

Probability

A numerical quantification of the likelihood that a particular event will occur, often expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 1 indicates certainty.

Rolling a Pair

The act of throwing two dice simultaneously and observing the outcome, often used in probability calculations.