The election of Abraham Lincoln, a majority in both houses of Congress, and the eventual secession of eleven Southern states led to a decade of domination for the

a. Whigs.
b. Democratic-Republicans.
c. Dixie-crats.
d. Republican Party.
e. Democratic Party.

ANS: D

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