In 1860, the presidential election proved very close showing the division in the country. The winning candidate claimed what per
centage of the vote? A. more than 55 percent of the vote
B.45 percent of the vote
C. less than 40 percent of the popular vote
D. 51 percent of the vote
The correct answer is C) less than 40 percent of the popular vote.
In 1860, the presidential election proved very close showing the division in the country. The winning candidate claimed less than 40 percent of the popular vote.
In the US presidential election of 1860, Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln defeated Sothern Democratic candidate John C. Breckenridge by 187-27 in the electoral vote. In the popular vote, Lincoln received 1,865,908 votes (39.8%). Breckenridge received 848,019 votes (18.1%).
The other two candidates were John Bell from the Constitutional Union Party and Stephen E. Douglass from the Northern Democratic Party.
In 2003, the Court overturned a Texas anti-sodomy law as a violation of the right to privacy and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In Lawrence v. Texas (2003), theSupreme Court ruled that state laws banning homosexual sodomy are unconstitutional as a violation of the right to privacy.
The colonist who convinced the French to aid the colonies was Benjamin Franklin. Explanation: Benjamin Franklin was an American politician, polymath, scientist and inventor. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
