Caucus (6)

caucus는 보통 비공식적으로 몇 명의 실권자들이 모여 정치 요직의 후보들을 선출하는 모임을 말한다. 이 단어가 왜 이런 뜻을 갖게 되었는가는 수수께끼로 남아 있다. 근래에는 caucus의 은밀한 선출방식이 여론의 반대에 부딪쳐 보다 공개적인 방식인 전당대회로 대치되었다.

Then for the next twenty years, candidates for high political office were chosen in caucus by Congress. Of course, once this system was used by the national parties, the state political parties did the same. They used the caucus to choose governors and other state officials.

This system, the Caucus, became known as 'King Caucus', because candidates were chosen by a few powerful men. Many members of Congress often . They did not like the chosen candidates, because the men they wanted did not have a chance. And so, many rebelling Congressmen took their fight to the people. Let the people decide who should run for the presidency, they demanded.
  


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