Why Did the South Remain Solidly Democratic During the Third

question 31

Multiple Choice

Why did the South remain solidly Democratic during the third party system?

• A) collective dilemma of party affiliation from the 1780s
• B) path dependence from northern Union involvement in the Civil War
• C) resistance to admitting California as a state
• D) state constitutions were rewritten to mandate Democratic victories
• E) Southern states were never solidly Democratic.

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