He designed the (*) Kansas-Nebraska Act before a split in his party caused John Breckinridge to receive more electoral votes than this man in the election of 1860.
This politician caused a split in his party by rejecting the demands of William Yancey. One of this man's policies was attacked in his rival's Peoria Speech. This creator of the Freeport Doctrine was instrumental to the passage of the Compromise of 1850. He designed the (*) Kansas-Nebraska Act before a split in his party caused John Breckinridge to receive more electoral votes than this man in the election of 1860. For 10 points, name this proponent of popular sovereignty, a Democratic Illinois senator who opposed Abraham Lincoln in a series of debates.
This politician caused a split in his party by rejecting the demands of William Yancey.
Stephen Arnold {Douglas}