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politics and international relations
political science
campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
political parties and interest groups
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politics and international relations
political science
political organizations and parties
political parties
Preferred term
Whig Party
Definition
- Emerging from the factional quarrels of the 1820s and early 1830s, the Whig Party was organized in 1834 as a diverse political coalition of individuals and groups who opposed Pres. Andrew Jackson and his Democratic supporters. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History; Whig Party]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-T05H1JVC-P
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