SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE ELECTION OF 1860
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Question
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Slavery legal in all territories
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State Rights
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All the above
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Owners would not be able to keep their slaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -In India, Election Campaigns take place for a two-week period between the announcement of the final list of candidates and the date of polling. During this period the candidates contact their voters, political leaders address election meetings and political parties mobilise their supporters.
Detailed explanation-2: -The voters who live in an area elect one representative. For Lok Sabha elections, India is divided into 543 constituencies. The representative elected from each constituency is called a Member of Parliament or an MP. Each state is divided into a specific number of Assembly constituencies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Election Commission is independent and has a wide-range of powers which are: 1. EC takes decisions on every aspect of conduct and control of elections from the announcement of elections to the declaration of results. 2. It implements the Code of Conduct and punishes any candidate or party that violates it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Solution: Lack of internal democracy, dynastic succession, and the growing role of money and muscle power is the challenge faced by political parties.