Section 2
Realignment of the Party System
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The Election of 1852
The presidential election of 1852 was the last time the Whig Party nominated a candidate; the party collapsed shortly thereafter.
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The Rise of the Republican Party
The Republican Party was formed out of a loose coalition of Northern ex-Whigs who resented Southern political power.
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Whigs and Democrats
The Whigs and Democrats were in opposition to each other from 1840 to 1861, but both encountered intraparty sectionalism over slavery.
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The Election of 1856
The election of 1856 demonstrated the extremity of sectional polarization in U.S. national politics.