What groups are organized to back a particular candidate

Political Parties : ).

Explanation:

The purpose of the political party is to get candidates elected to public office.

they supported black codes so the answer is a or b

the sugar act, also known as the american revenue act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the british parliament of great britain in april of 1764. the earlier molasses act of 1733, which had imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, had never been effectively collected due to colonial resistance and evasion.