Jefferson Davis
a process by which members of a political party choose the candidates who will run for election.
increased the number of men allowed to vote. Most states allowed voters to choose presidential electors.
Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge, and John Bell. The Democratic Party was in disarray in 1860 when they convened in Charleston, South Carolina to choose their presidential candidate. Southern elements insisted that the nominating convention make a strong statement supporting slavery in the territories. Western elements, however, opposed that stance and argued for an endorsement of popular sovereignty. The latter position prevailed and the Southern delegates walked out. The Northern Democrats later met in Baltimore, Maryland, and nominated Stephen A. Douglas. Following the violence in "Bleeding Kansas," Douglas had lost much support within the party; however, he had reclaimed his prominence by denouncing Buchanan and the Lecompton constitution in 1858. The Southern Democrats reconvened in Richmond, Virginia and nominated John C. Breckinridge; the platform pledged the protection of slavery in the territories. A moderate position was sought by the Constitutional Union Party, which nominated John Bell. The party, composed mostly of former Whigs, enjoyed some strength in the Border States, but lacked any semblance of vigor and was dubbed the "Old Gentlemen's Party."
The Copperheads were northern Democrats alright, but they demanded peace at any cost, promoted and resisted the draft, encouraged the Union soldiers to desert, met with and accepted money from confederate agents, tried to assist confederate soldiers in taking over their prisons and escaping. The republicans did not favor war as the previous writer states, they favored keeping the union in one piece and that would entail war - big difference. No one favors war, it is just that some choose to run away from it, and others choose to defend what is right.
Republicans choose Calvin Coolidge as their vice presidential candidate in the 1920 election largely because?
World War II General Dwight David Eisenhower
A presidential election is one where citizens vote for the President. In this type of election, voters directly choose their preferred candidate for the position of President of their country. The candidate who receives the majority of the electoral votes or the popular votes (depending on the country's system) wins the election and becomes the President.
Yes. Democratic Party candidate James Buchanan won the 1856 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate John Fremont and American Party candidate Millard Fillmore. The American Party was known as the "know nothing" party.
Mitt Romney
It's a political party
A caucus is a sort mini-election within a party. It helps the party eventually choose the candidate it will support in the general election. The party caucus candidate with the most delegates gets picked.
The purpose of the presidential primary is to allow voters to choose their preferred candidate for the presidential nomination within their political party. It helps determine the candidate who will represent the party in the general election.
Primary Election
This event occurs if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote.
Jimmy Carter.
Republicans chose Chester Arthur as their vice presidential candidate in 1880 because he was seen as a compromise candidate who would help balance the ticket. Arthur, a skilled politician from New York, was chosen to provide support to presidential candidate James Garfield, who was from Ohio. In addition, Arthur's reputation for political loyalty and his connections within the Republican Party made him an attractive choice for the position.