Discuss the Southern realignment, divided government, and dealignment in the party system
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Indicate how Southern conservatives, starting with Nixon's "Southern strategy," have abandoned their Democratic Party affiliation and become Republicans.
2, Note the presence of divided government.
3, Indicate that dealignmentis a period when no party has clear domination over the other.
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