Abraham lincoln won the 1860 election representing the party whose platform slavery spreading into the new territories. republican, opposed northern democratic, supported southern democratic, opposed constitutional union, supported

formulating the initial idea for the policy

answer is c.

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.