The South (Confederacy), planned to fight a defensive war. The Confederates wanted to bring the enemy into southern territory that is unfamiliar to them and exhaust them
Demerits:
1)It creates disunity & factionalism
2)Candidates often use dirty tricks to discredit their opponents & win elections
3)Long term policies may become a casualty for electoral politics
4)Money power is often a crucial determinant of results in elections & smaller and independent candidates may not have sufficient resources to compete with big parties on equal terms.
5)Parties can even bribe the people with money or snacks for vote.
Merits:
1) It creates competition among parties to serve the people better.
2)People will have lot of options among various leaders.
3) People acn select a particular leader who can solve their problems.
4) Political Competition mostly benefits the people as parties will do their best to lure the people.
5) Poltical Competition leads to the development of the nation.
