In the early 1800s, the system of nominating presidential candidates that left the candidates beholden to their parties' leaders in Congress was called ________.

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The system of nominating presidential candidates that left the candidates beholden to their parties' leaders in Congress in the early 1800s was called the King Caucus. This system was replaced by party primaries in the early 1900s. Congressional nominations and presidential gerrymandering are not accurate terms for the process described, while the spoils system refers to the awarding of government jobs based on political loyalty, which is not directly related to the nomination process for presidential candidates.

In the Early 1800s, the System of Nominating Presidential Candidates