Which of the following statements are true about the 1860 presidential election? Lincoln won with only 40 percent of the popular
vote. Seward was beaten out by Lincoln in the election. A splintered Republican Party gave Lincoln the win. Lincoln won without being on many Southern ballots.
In the 1860 presidential election, Lincoln won with only 40 percent of the popular vote, although he was not included on many Southern ballots.
Explanation:
Despite minimal support in the south, Lincoln won 40% of the popular vote and a majority of the electoral vote. The divisions between the Democrats was not decisive to ensure the Republican capture of the White House, since Lincoln received absolute majorities in the states that were combined for the majority of the electoral votes. Lincoln's main opponent in the North was Douglas, who finished second in several states and in the popular vote, but only won the slave state of Missouri and three electors of the New Jersey. Bell won three states in the Upland South: Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, while Breckinridge swept the rest of the south. The election of Lincoln led to the secession of several southern states, and the start of the Civil War with the Battle of Fort Sumter.
It would be the job of the "c. the president of the United States" to uphold the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution, since this ensures the power of the federal government over the states.
