What was the purpose of the party-nominating conventions, which were started during the Jacksonian era?

A.

to give more people a say in choosing candidates

B.

to present new techniques for promoting candidates

C.

to debate important economic and political issues

D.

to increase the voting rights of the common people

E.

to address problems faced by American Indians

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Sydnee Butler

26 August, 16:14

What was the purpose of the party-nominating conventions, which were started during the Jacksonian era?

A.

to give more people a say in choosing candidates

B.

to present new techniques for promoting candidates

C.

to debate important economic and political issues

D.

to increase the voting rights of the common people

E.

to address problems faced by American Indians

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Jewel · Answer 1

The correct response is Option A: To give more people a say in choosing candidates.

Explanation:

The first party-nominating convention for the Democratic Party occurred in 1832 and Andrew Jackson was chosen as the party leader. Previously members of Congress met within their party caucuses to select their party's nominee but in 1824 there was a controversy where many did not like the caucus nominee William H. Crawford. Winning a nomination involved intensive negotiations and there was a lot of political posturing and influence exercised in the early conventions. The Republicans had their first party-nominating convention in 1856 in Philadelphia where John C. Frémont, a senator from California was the first nominee.