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Page 604
... leaders and even its constituency primarily in reaction to Jacksonianism . At the time of Jackson's election in 1828 the old , or what recent students of political parties have begun to call the " first party system , " had already ...
... leaders and even its constituency primarily in reaction to Jacksonianism . At the time of Jackson's election in 1828 the old , or what recent students of political parties have begun to call the " first party system , " had already ...
Page 630
... leaders of the Whig party - men like Thurlow Weed of New York and Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania . Weed was the major influence in the pre - convention jockeying for position in the selection of the candidate , and he had also been ...
... leaders of the Whig party - men like Thurlow Weed of New York and Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania . Weed was the major influence in the pre - convention jockeying for position in the selection of the candidate , and he had also been ...
Page 891
... leaders and the parties in power was increasingly unsatisfactory to all elements in American life . Minor parties appeared and disappeared with increasing frequency . They did not succeed at once in producing a new major party , but ...
... leaders and the parties in power was increasingly unsatisfactory to all elements in American life . Minor parties appeared and disappeared with increasing frequency . They did not succeed at once in producing a new major party , but ...
Contents
The Ambivalence of the Concept of Party | 597 |
The Formative Period | 603 |
In Search of Victory | 615 |
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