John+Bell

As you learn about your candidate, organize the information into the following table.

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 * **Who is the candidate? What political experience does he have?** ||
 * John Bell, he was a politician from Tennessee. ||
 * **Where is the candidate from? Where is his support strongest?** ||
 * Mr. Bell is from Tennessee, and he was very popular in the South. ||
 * **What is his political party?** ||
 * The Constitutional Union party. ||
 * **Explain his views on state rights.** ||
 * He agreed that states should have rights, but he was in favor of slavery, therefore he was biased towards slave states. ||
 * **Explain his stance on slavery and slave extension.** ||
 * He was very much in favor of slavery, and anything that went along with it, especially extending it. ||
 * **Include any other important information about your candidate that is helpful to understand his perspective.** ||