Constitutional Union Party
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The Constitutional Union Party was a short-lived U.S. political party formed in 1860 that sought to preserve the Union and avoid secession by downplaying the slavery issue and emphasizing loyalty to the Constitution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Constitutional Union Party canonical | 4 |
| Constitutional Union Party (United States) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2723428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Constitutional Union Party Context triple: [Alexander H. Stephens, memberOfPoliticalParty, Constitutional Union Party]
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National Union Party
The National Union Party was a temporary name used by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1864 presidential election to attract War Democrats and border-state Unionists in support of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was a late 19th-century U.S. political party that advocated expanding paper money issuance to help farmers and workers and opposed the gold standard.
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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.
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Liberal Republican Party (United States)
The Liberal Republican Party (United States) was a short-lived 19th-century political party formed in opposition to Ulysses S. Grant’s administration, advocating civil service reform, an end to Reconstruction-era military interventions in the South, and a more moderate post–Civil War reconciliation policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Constitutional Union Party Target entity description: The Constitutional Union Party was a short-lived U.S. political party formed in 1860 that sought to preserve the Union and avoid secession by downplaying the slavery issue and emphasizing loyalty to the Constitution.
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A.
National Union Party
The National Union Party was a temporary name used by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1864 presidential election to attract War Democrats and border-state Unionists in support of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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B.
Greenback Party
The Greenback Party was a late 19th-century U.S. political party that advocated expanding paper money issuance to help farmers and workers and opposed the gold standard.
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C.
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.
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Liberal Republican Party (United States)
The Liberal Republican Party (United States) was a short-lived 19th-century political party formed in opposition to Ulysses S. Grant’s administration, advocating civil service reform, an end to Reconstruction-era military interventions in the South, and a more moderate post–Civil War reconciliation policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States political party
ⓘ
defunct political party ⓘ political party ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1860 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| declineCause | outbreak of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1860s ⓘ |
| downplayedIssue | slavery ⓘ |
| electoralVotesReceived | 39 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Know Nothings
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Southern moderates ⓘ former Whigs ⓘ |
| founded | 1860 ⓘ |
| goal |
avoid secession
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preserve the Union ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre–American Civil War period ⓘ |
| ideology |
constitutionalism
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unionism ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
loyalty to the U.S. Constitution
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opposition to secession ⓘ preservation of the Union ⓘ |
| legacy | example of centrist unionist politics before the Civil War ⓘ |
| mottoOrSlogan | The Constitution, the Union, and the Enforcement of the Laws ⓘ |
| nominatedForPresident | John Bell ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Edward Everett ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Edward Everett
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John Bell ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Republican Party
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Southern Democratic secessionists ⓘ |
| popularVoteShare | about 12.6 percent ⓘ |
| positionOnSlavery | downplayed slavery issue ⓘ |
| presidentialCandidate | John Bell ⓘ |
| presidentialElection | 1860 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| soughtSupportFrom |
former Whigs
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moderate voters ⓘ |
| strongestSupportRegion | Upper South ⓘ |
| strongestSupportState |
Kentucky
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Tennessee ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialCandidate | Edward Everett ⓘ |
| wonElectoralVotesFrom |
Kentucky
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Tennessee ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
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Subject: Constitutional Union Party Description of subject: The Constitutional Union Party was a short-lived U.S. political party formed in 1860 that sought to preserve the Union and avoid secession by downplaying the slavery issue and emphasizing loyalty to the Constitution.
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