If neither presidential candidate wins 270 electoral votes, the House of Represenatives must decide the winner.
refers to the unifying expressive components of everyday life as enacted by localized, tradition-bound groups
Lincoln was trying to appeal to Southern voters by picking Andrew Johnson as his running mate. These two men were actually very different politically speaking. Lincoln was a Republican, Andrew Johnson was a Democrat. Lincoln was from the Midwest US, Andrew Johnson was from Tennessee.
Lincoln knew that having a Democratic Vice President who once represented a Confederate state (Tennessee) would allow his presidency to appeal to a wider range of voters.
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