King Caucus

…The caucus system was already seen in the northern states in the latter half of the colonial period, and was later adopted and developed as a method in which members of the House and Senate of Representatives gathered to nominate the presidential and vice presidential candidates of political parties. During the founding of the country, it was called the King Caucus, and wielded great authority in nominating presidential and vice presidential candidates. However, this method was criticized as an undemocratic system in which decisions were made by a small number of party executives, and regions that did not send influential representatives were not properly represented and the will of party supporters was not reflected, and it collapsed in the 1820s. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "King Caucus" is listed below.

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…コーカス方式はすでに植民地時代後半の北部地方でみられ，やがて連邦議会の上･下院議員が集合し，政党の正･副大統領候補者を指名する方式として採用され発展した。建国期には，それはキング･コーカスと称され，正･副大統領候補者の指名に大きな権限をふるった。しかし，この方法は党の一部の幹部による決定方式であって，有力議員を送っていない地方は正当に代表されず，また党支持者の意思が反映されない非民主的制度であると批判を受け，1820年代に崩壊した。…

※「キング・コーカス」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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