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The '''Third Party System''' refers, generally, to [[American]] politics from about 1854 until 1896, when more than just the two major parties exerted influence over national elections in the [[United States]]. The Third Party System was dominated by the newly created [[Republican Party]], which claimed success in saving the Union, abolishing [[slavery]], enfranchising the freedmen, and adopting many of the [[Whig Party]]'s progressive, or modern programs such as national banks, railroads, high [[tariffs]], homesteads and aid to the land grant colleges. It includes the politics of what is now called the [[Gilded Age]]. The [[Democratic Party]] was very competitive in most states, but won the presidency only in 1856, 1884 and 1892. In 1892, the [[Populist Party]] made a remarkable showing, winning 22 [[Electoral College]] votes and one million popular votes, in that time a high percentage of the total vote.

The '''Third Party System''' refers, generally, to [[American]] politics from about 1854 until 1896, when more than just the two major parties exerted influence over national elections in the [[United States]]. The Third Party System was dominated by the newly created [[Republican Party]], which claimed success in saving the Union, abolishing [[slavery]], enfranchising the freedmen, and adopting many of the [[Whig Party]]'s progressive, or modern programs such as national banks, railroads, high [[tariffs]], homesteads and aid to the land grant colleges. It includes the politics of what is now called the [[Gilded Age]]. The [[Democratic Party]] was very competitive in most states, but won the presidency only in 1856, 1884 and 1892. In 1892, the [[Populist Party]] made a remarkable showing, winning 22 [[Electoral College]] votes and one million popular votes, in that time a high percentage of the total vote.

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[[Category: United States]]

[[Category: United States]]

[[Category: Politics]]

[[Category: United States Politics]]