Political parties organize people together to select candidates who most nearly represent their goals and political desires. Political parties select the candidate
. design the platform and conduct the campaign
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The candidates should also represent the platform of the which is the declared policy of the political group.
Manifest Destiny. beleif held in 19th century by many Americans that U.S. was destined to (meant to) span from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean, spreading its culture and democracy; belief had political, economic, and social roots:growth in U.S. economy increased demand for (and value of) farmland, ranches, and furs; the cotton gin increased the area in which cotton could be grown profitably; the discovery of gold in California attracted 80,000 people in1849
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