The Southern Democrats refused to nominate Stephen Douglas because: he supported the rights of Southern Democrats moving into territories. as a Senator, he supported the North too well. he flip flopped on his views to often. he would not change his stand on popular sovereignty.

a more perfect union: the creation of the u.s. constitution. the vote was unanimous. saddled with this weak government, the states were on the brink of not to lend a hand to any proceeding that seemed to pose a threat to that protection. delegates from virginia and other large states demanded that voting in

the answer is states.