a. plurality of the electoral college
b. plurality of the popular vote
c. majority of the popular vote
d. strong showing in the border states
2007-06-10 07:07:24 · 3 answers · asked by GCTA 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
A definitely. Lincoln only had 40% of the popular vote and wasn't on the ballot in the south.
2007-06-10 07:21:37 · answer #1 · answered by staisil 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
B is the correct answer. To win the Presidency of the U. S. outright, you need a majority of the electoral college vote. Lincoln got 180 electoral college votes out of 303. So back then, you needed 152 electoral college votes to win outright and don't have the election been decided by Congress. He got 40% of the vote, so 60% of the electorate back then did not wanted Lincoln as President of the U.S., that is a 3 to 2 ratio.
2007-06-10 10:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by William Q 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a.plurality of the electoral college
2007-06-10 11:04:20 · answer #3 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With lies and deceit (a).
God Bless The South
2007-06-10 13:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋