Which of the Following Developments in the Early 1800s Made

question 177

Multiple Choice

Which of the following developments in the early 1800s made it easier for presidential candidates to win clear-cut victories in the electoral college and thereby take the House of Representatives out of the presidential selection process?

• A) the development of a two-party system
• B) the admission of new states to the Union
• C) the decline in the number of presidential candidates in the race
• D) the development of the congressional caucus
• E) the change in the way the presidents began to speak to the people

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