PSCI 3041 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Violence Against Women Act, Lyndon B. Johnson, Mitch Mcconnell
27 Feb 2019
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Critical elections are when one party receives the vote from one demographic that changes the party. Party upheaval often shifts control of the house and senate. Party upheaval has occurred few times throughout history: the civil war (slavery), 1890, in the 1940s when fdr implemented the new deal, and after lyndon b johnson passed the civil rights acts in the. Realignment is when voters from a certain demographic shift their preferences from one party to another. Dealignment is when a voter group abandons their party completely and votes for an independent. Dealignment occurs if a polarizing, powerful or divisive issue arises or voters shift their support towards a new candidate. Another reason is if a stronger party brings about stronger change. Only one of these things needs to happen not all at once. Often, they agree on common sense issues like renewing the violence against women act (the act prevents violence against women for clarification).
