Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

A.  To give more people a say in choosing candidates.

Explanation:

The Jacksonian years saw a call to transform candidate nomination from a closed caucus exercise to a more democratic procedure. And it was precisely in the era of Andrew Jacskon that party conventions started, as he defined and presented himself as the people´s president, the president of the common man. Also, the 1824 polemic and disputed election - "The Corrupt Bargain" - contributed to materializing the idea of party conventions. The practice started in 1832.

Answer 2

Answer:

A.

to give more people a say in choosing candidates