Question

After Texas became a state, the Democratic Party dominated Texas politics until the 1980s. However, Republicans are now dominant in lower-level offices in much of Texas and hold a majority of the seats in the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. As a result, it can be said that Texas has experienced a(n) ____________.
a. party realignment.
b. party polarization.
c. identity polarization.
d. political identity shift.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. party realignment.

Explanation:

Party realignment refers to the rapid shift of political power among different political parties in a region. It happened in the case of Texas where the majority of voters change their political alliance from democrats to the republicans. And the reason for his was noted in history with the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 due to which conservative white democrats choose the Republican party.