Why Did the Party Convention Come to Replace the Caucus

question 68

Multiple Choice

Why did the party convention come to replace the caucus as a mechanism to nominate candidates for political office?

• A)The caucus system was opaque,favoring party elites and incumbents.
• B)The caucus system was inefficient and arbitrary.
• C)The caucus system overly favored urban business interests.
• D)The caucus system was too clearly controlled by the executive branch.

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