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In the 1980s, the Republicans held the White House while the Democrats held control of the House of Representatives. This is an example of a
 
  a. caucus.
  b. divided government.
  c. party realignment.
  d. split ticket.
  e. spoiler effect.

Question -2-

What event marked the beginning of the end of the New Deal coalition?
 
  b.
  Herbert Hoovers decisive victory of 1928
  c.
  The beginning of World War II
  d.
  Sudden successes in the civil rights movement
  e.
  Franklin Roosevelts death in 1945

Question -3-

Why did African Americans, who had typically voted Republican since the Civil War, switch to the Democratic Party in the twentieth century?
 
  a. Many black voters were alienated by the Republican New Deal program.
  b. Many were poor and attracted to the New Deals economic programs.
  c. Republicans turned away from their initial support of the civil rights movement.
  d. Southern Democrats promised to do away with poll taxes and literacy tests in return for the loyalty of black voters.
  e. The Republican administrations since the end of Reconstruction had steadily increased taxes on African Americans.

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