American Independent Party
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The American Independent Party is a far-right political party in the United States best known for nominating segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace for president in 1968.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Independent Party canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T487299 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Independent Party Context triple: [George Wallace, memberOfPoliticalParty, American Independent Party]
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A.
Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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B.
Independence Party of New York
The Independence Party of New York is a minor political party in New York State known for its centrist, populist positioning and occasional high-profile cross-endorsements of major-party candidates.
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C.
American Party
The American Party, commonly known as the Know-Nothing Party, was a mid-19th-century U.S. political party that rose to prominence on an anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic platform.
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D.
Green Party of the United States
The Green Party of the United States is a left-wing political party emphasizing environmentalism, social justice, grassroots democracy, and nonviolence.
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E.
All Progressives Congress
The All Progressives Congress is a major Nigerian political party that emerged as a leading force in national politics and has produced key figures including President Bola Tinubu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Independent Party Target entity description: The American Independent Party is a far-right political party in the United States best known for nominating segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace for president in 1968.
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A.
Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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B.
Independence Party of New York
The Independence Party of New York is a minor political party in New York State known for its centrist, populist positioning and occasional high-profile cross-endorsements of major-party candidates.
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C.
American Party
The American Party, commonly known as the Know-Nothing Party, was a mid-19th-century U.S. political party that rose to prominence on an anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic platform.
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D.
Green Party of the United States
The Green Party of the United States is a left-wing political party emphasizing environmentalism, social justice, grassroots democracy, and nonviolence.
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E.
All Progressives Congress
The All Progressives Congress is a major Nigerian political party that emerged as a leading force in national politics and has produced key figures including President Bola Tinubu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
far-right political party
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political party ⓘ |
| 1968CarriedStates |
Alabama
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Arkansas ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ |
| 1968ElectoralVotes | 46 electoral votes ⓘ |
| 1968PopularVoteShare | about 13.5 percent of the national popular vote ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AIP ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George Wallace
ⓘ
surface form:
George Wallace 1968 presidential campaign
|
| ballotStatus | recognized political party in California ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystemContext | United States multi-party but dominated by two major parties ⓘ |
| focus |
law and order policies
ⓘ
opposition to federal government expansion ⓘ socially conservative policies ⓘ |
| founded | 1967 ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| founder |
Bill Shearer
ⓘ
Eileen Shearer ⓘ |
| hasSplitOrFaction | Constitution Party (as a later national vehicle for similar ideology) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| ideology |
American nationalism
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ right-wing populism ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ states' rights ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedForOffice | George Wallace for President of the United States in 1968 ⓘ |
| notableElection | 1968 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| notableFor | nominating segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace for president in 1968 ⓘ |
| notablePresidentialNominee | George Wallace ⓘ |
| origin | split from the Democratic Party ⓘ |
| platformIssue |
opposition to school busing for desegregation
ⓘ
restriction of federal judicial power ⓘ strong anti-communism ⓘ support for tough-on-crime policies ⓘ support for traditional family values ⓘ |
| positionOnPoliticalSpectrum | far-right ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | generally Christian conservative ⓘ |
| stateLevelActivity | primarily active in California ⓘ |
| type | third party in the United States ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialNominee1968 | Curtis LeMay ⓘ |
| website | official party website (California-based) ⓘ |
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Subject: American Independent Party Description of subject: The American Independent Party is a far-right political party in the United States best known for nominating segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace for president in 1968.
Referenced by (5)
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