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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:political_party
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gptkbp:administrative_division
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gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Constitutional_Union
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gptkbp:annual_event
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May 1860
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:Blue
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1860
1864
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gptkbp:election
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1860 United States presidential election
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gptkbp:election_result
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3rd place
1.2% of the popular vote
39 electoral votes
4.6% of the popular vote in 1860
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gptkbp:formed
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1860
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gptkbp:founded
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1850
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gptkbp:founded_by
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gptkb:John_Bell
gptkb:Edward_Everett
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Pre-Civil War America
Political realignment
Secession crisis
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Southern states
Border states
First party to advocate for Union preservation during Civil War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Constitutional Union Party
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:key_issues
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gptkb:local_government
gptkb:oppression
States' rights
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future Unionist movements
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:John_Bell
gptkb:Edward_Everett
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gptkbp:notable_members
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gptkb:John_Bell
gptkb:Edward_Everett
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gptkbp:notable_nominees
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gptkb:John_Bell
gptkb:1864_presidential_election
gptkb:Edward_Everett
1860 presidential election
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gptkbp:opponent
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gptkb:Stephen_A._Douglas
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:platform
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Preservation of the Union
Opposition to secession
Support for the Constitution
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gptkbp:political_ideology
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Unionism
Constitutionalism
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gptkbp:political_impact
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Set the stage for the Republican Party's rise
Short-lived influence
Contributed to the fragmentation of the Democratic Party
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gptkbp:political_position
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Centrist
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gptkbp:slogan
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The Union, the Constitution, and the Enforcement of the Laws
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:Constitutional_Union_Party_Flag
gptkb:bell_tower
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gptkbp:user_base
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Moderate voters
Constitutionalists
Union loyalists
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Election_of_1860
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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