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The "Fourth Party System" is the term used in political science and history for the period in American political history from the mid-1890s to the early 1930s, It was dominated by the Republican Party, excepting when 1912 split in which Democrats (led by President Woodrow Wilson) held the White House for eight years.
The 1836 United States elections elected the members of the 25th United States Congress. The election saw the emergence of the Whig Party , which succeeded the National Republican Party in the Second Party System as the primary opposition to the Democratic Party .
The Third Party System was a period in the history of political parties in the United States from ... the coastal Midatlantic into the Democratic Party after 1864 ...
Some of its members began moving to the Whig Party, which had a broader issue base than the Anti-Masons. The Whigs were also regarded as a better alternative to the Democrats. A state convention for the Anti-Masonic Party was held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from December 14 to 17, 1835, to choose presidential electors for the 1836 election ...
The Third Party System began to form with the Democratic Party losing influence, the Whig Party disappearing, and the Republican Party becoming a major political force. The Republican Party was established in response to the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854, which essentially repealed the Missouri Compromise and triggered violent conflict over the ...
The Second American Party System: Party Formation in the Jacksonian Era (University of North Carolina Press, 1966). McGerr, Michael E. The Decline of Popular Politics: The American North, 1865-1928 (1988) Maisel, L. Sandy, ed. (1991). Political Parties & Elections in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Garland Publishing. Morgan, H. Wayne (1969).
June 10, 1864 Dakota Territory At-large: William Jayne: Lost contested election June 17, 1864 John B. S. Todd (D) June 17, 1864 New York 1st: Henry G. Stebbins (D) Resigned October 24, 1864. Dwight Townsend (D) December 5, 1864 Nevada Territory At-large: Gordon N. Mott (R) Nevada achieved statehood October 31, 1864 District eliminated Nevada At ...
Pages in category "Political parties established in 1836" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.