Second Party System
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The Second Party System was the mid-19th-century American political era defined by fierce competition between the Democratic Party and the Whig Party, high voter turnout, and strong party organization.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Party System canonical | 4 |
| Second Party System in United States politics | 1 |
| decline of the Whig Party | 1 |
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Target entity: Second Party System Context triple: [1852 United States presidential election, era, Second Party System]
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First Party System
The First Party System was the initial era of organized political parties in the United States, marked by competition between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Jacksonian era
The Jacksonian era was a period in early 19th-century United States history marked by the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the expansion of white male suffrage, and aggressive policies of westward expansion and Indian removal.
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Third Party System
Third Party System is an intermediary external platform or service that interacts with a primary system to provide additional functionality, data, or processing capabilities.
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Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and promoted congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.
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Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major British political party from the late 17th to the 19th century that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and commercial interests, and later evolved into the Liberal Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Party System Target entity description: The Second Party System was the mid-19th-century American political era defined by fierce competition between the Democratic Party and the Whig Party, high voter turnout, and strong party organization.
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A.
First Party System
The First Party System was the initial era of organized political parties in the United States, marked by competition between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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B.
Jacksonian era
The Jacksonian era was a period in early 19th-century United States history marked by the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the expansion of white male suffrage, and aggressive policies of westward expansion and Indian removal.
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C.
Third Party System
Third Party System is an intermediary external platform or service that interacts with a primary system to provide additional functionality, data, or processing capabilities.
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D.
Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and promoted congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.
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E.
Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major British political party from the late 17th to the 19th century that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and commercial interests, and later evolved into the Liberal Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
party system
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political era ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Second Bank of the United States
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surface form:
Bank War
Compromise of 1850 ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ Nullification Crisis ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
competition between Democratic Party and Whig Party
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high voter turnout ⓘ strong party organization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| declineCause |
collapse of the Whig Party
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sectional conflict over slavery ⓘ |
| emergedDuring |
Jacksonian era
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surface form:
Jacksonian democracy era
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| endedByElectoralChange | elections of the mid-1850s ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-1850s ⓘ |
| followed | First Party System ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Party System ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mass political rallies
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national party conventions ⓘ party newspapers ⓘ patronage system ⓘ spoils system ⓘ |
| ideologicalTendency |
Jeffersonian republicanism
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surface form:
Democrats favored limited federal government
Whigs favored active federal government for economic development ⓘ |
| influenced | development of modern party organization in the United States ⓘ |
| majorParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
Whig Party ⓘ
surface form:
Whig Party (United States)
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| politicalIssue |
federal power
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internal improvements ⓘ national bank ⓘ slavery expansion ⓘ states' rights ⓘ tariffs ⓘ |
| politicalLeader |
Andrew Jackson
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Daniel Webster ⓘ Henry Clay ⓘ John C. Calhoun ⓘ Martin Van Buren ⓘ |
| precededByElectoralChange | election of 1828 ⓘ |
| regionallyDistinctPatterns |
North
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South ⓘ West ⓘ |
| socialBase |
Democrats drew support from small farmers and urban workers
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Whigs drew support from merchants, professionals, and many planters ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1828 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | among highest in U.S. history up to that time ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Party System Description of subject: The Second Party System was the mid-19th-century American political era defined by fierce competition between the Democratic Party and the Whig Party, high voter turnout, and strong party organization.
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