I believe the answer is: <span>confers legitimacy on a government
Representatives that are chosen from a free and fair election could be to be appointed with the blessing of the majority citizens.
This </span>confers legitimacy on a government which was built to make the will of the people into realization and would work for the collective benefits of the community.
(1)He is the 16th president,
(2)he considered himself as a floating piece of driftwood,
(3) second child of Nancy and and Thomas Lincoln,
(4)Lincoln is the only President of the United States to hold a patent
(5) He signed the first of the Homestead Acts, allowing poor people to obtain land
(6)He established the United States Department of Agriculture
(7)He signed the Morrill Land-Grant Act which led to creation of numerous universities
(8)<span> Lincoln is behind the progressive nature of income tax in US
(9)</span><span> Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which led to abolishing slavery in US
(10)</span><span> He led the Union to victory in the American Civil War
source:</span>https://learnodo-newtonic.com/abraham-lincoln-accomplishments
Immigrants would find themselves at the receiving end of lack of nationalization in case they did not buy into the rhetory of these political machines. Often delayed nationalization resulted from lack of cooperation with this political machines. Often they would help in raising the plight of immigrants.
Answer:
So that many people were represented and their opinions heard.
