When the only candidates who have a reasonable chance of winning an election are one of two parties, this is generally referred to as a two party system. The US is an example of a two party system in which the only candidates who stand a reasonable chance of winning are Republican or Democratic.
He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
The political parties that were in the election of 1800 was the more democratic and states' rights side which was Thomas Jefferson and the strong central government side which was John Adams. Thomas Jefferson won the election of being President. Adams' party was known as the Federalists and Jefferson's as the Republicans.
In a presidential election where the candidates are from either the republican or democratic parties, that would indeed be the logical conclusion of their voting choices.
How did the White League try to reduce the number of freedmen voting for Republican candidates?A. By showing freedmen how they would benefit from the election of Democratic candidates B. By acting violently toward freedmen who tried to vote for Republican candidates C. By convincing freedmen that Reconstruction would end if they voted for Republican candidates D. By rewarding freedmen with money and jobs if they voted for Democratic candidates
There were only four candidates for the 1860 presidential election: Abraham Lincoln -- Republican John C. Breckinridge -- Democratic John Bell -- Constitution Union Stephen A. Douglas -- Democratic
Each election, all of the Democratic candidates support gay rights and most (or all) of the Republican candidates oppose gay rights.
He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party.
James Madison (Democratic-Republican, from Virginia) against Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Federalist, from SC).
John Adams (Federalist) won over Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) in 1796, the first contested election.
Yes, in the primary if you are a Democrat, you are only allowed to vote for candidates running in the Democratic primary. But in the general election, all registered voters can choose from the Democratic candidate, Republican candidate, Independent candidate, or any other candidate that appears on the November ballot.
The candidates in the 1860 presidential election were Abraham Lincoln who was a republican and John C. Breckinridge who was a Southern Democratic. John Bell and Stephen Douglas were also candidates. Both Lincoln and Douglas wanted to end slavery.
The US presidential election pitted one Republican, Abraham Lincoln against three other candidates. Despite the party names of these candidates, all of them were Democrats. This divided the Democratic Party and helped Republican Lincoln gain the presidency. The nation remained divided however, over the talk about secession, the future of slavery and the future of the Democratic Party.