I need some information about tie rod end construction

I'm getting into the weeds on the suspension of my '73 Dart. I removed the damaged boot from a factory tie rod end and began to look at it closely. I see that the stud has a ball on the end of it that articulates inside a socket. That socket, in turn, articulates inside of a larger socket. Am I correct in this? Are both allowed to articulate? I'm sure the bigger ball is, but I'm not sure if the smaller ball at the end of the stud is supposed to move around.

I'm trying to determine if they...

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