Question

Southern democrats supported john

c. breckinridge because they disliked stephen douglas's concept of:

Answer 1

Popular sovereignty. He believed territories be allowed to vote whether they liked something or not (was usually slavery).

Answer 2

Popular sovereignty

Step-by-step explanation:

The South Democrats (who were vehemently pro-slavery) rejected Douglas's nomination as president and abandoned the party convention. They decided to name their own candidate, then Vice President John C. Breckinridge. The reason they rejected Douglas was because they did not support Douglas's concept of popular sovereignty.

A State in which People's Sovereignty rules is created and subject to the will of the people, who are the source of all political power.