Partidul Whig a fost un partid politic american in timpul perioadei cunoscută ca Democrația Jackson. A funcționat între anii 1833 și 1856 si a fost fondat pentru a lupta împotriva politicii duse de președintele Andrew Jackson și Partidul Democrat.

Partidul Whig a susținut supremația Congresului peste ramura executivă și a favorizat programul pentru modernizare și protecționism economic. Numele partidului lor este un tribut adus celor cunoscuți ca American Whigs care au luptat pentru independență în 1776.

Din Partidul Whig făceau parte politicieni precum au fost Daniel Webster, William Henry Harrison, Henry Clay (liderul partidului), dar și eroi de război precum generalul Zachary Taylor și Winfield Scott. Abraham Lincoln a fost liderul Whig leader din Illinois.

Patru dintre președinții Statelor Unite ale Americii au fost membri ai Partidului Whig: William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor și Millard Fillmore.

Vezi și

List of Whig National Conventions
History of United States Democratic Party
History of United States Republican Party
American election campaigns in the 19th century
Whig (British political faction)
Liberian Whig Party
Florida Whig Party
Modern Whig Party

Bibliografie

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Note

^aAlthough Tyler was elected vice president as a Whig, his policies soon proved to be opposed to most of the Whig agenda, and he was officially expelled from the party in 1841, a few months after taking office.

Legături externe

Web site-ul oficial al partidului Whig modern (Modern Whig Party) Arhivat în 4 noiembrie 2008, la Wayback Machine.
The American Presidency Project, contains the text of the national platforms that were adopted by the national conventions (1844-1856)
Grand Valley State University digital collections Arhivat în 5 octombrie 2011, la Wayback Machine.- Papers of Whig political appointee Nathan Sargent, 1832-1874

Partidele politice ale Statelor Unite ale Americii
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Alte partide politice	Constituției Verde Libertarian Reformist
Partide politice mici	Comunist Pace și Libertate NSM Socialist Muncitorilor Socialiști Progresiv VT
Partide politice istorice	Anti-Masonic Democratic-Republican Know Nothing Federalist Progressive Whig
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