Caucus system ... state party level ... primary elections.
In the old caucus system, the Congressional members of each party met to decide on who they'd put forward as presidential candidates. There was no direct public input into the process. Opponents of this sort of process called it "King Caucus" because of how undemocratic it seemed.
Even the process of state and then national conventions tended toward undemocratic influence, as party bosses tended to control who served as delegates at those conventions.
The use of presidential primaries took some time to become standard. Today candidates are still formally chosen at the parties' national conventions, but delegates at the conventions are essentially ratifying the choices of local primaries and caucuses.
Answer:
D. It was one of the few places where people could receive any education.
Explanation:
Monks and nuns were to exist separated from society to become nearer to God. Monks contributed assistance to the church by following manuscripts, producing art, teaching people, and working as missionaries. Convents were particularly appealing to women. It was the only site they would accept any kind of education or capability.
The oil industry boom prompted by the discovery of the Spindletop field.
It seems they are struggling and trying to figure something out. It shows that they did not have a easy life during there time, they worked with what they had.
Society began to value individualism. The first option.