CONSTITUTIONAL UNION PARTY

in U.S. history, formed when the conflict between North and South broke down the older parties. The Constitutional Union group, composed of former Whigs and remnants of the Know-Nothings and other groups in the South, was organized just before the election of 1860. Delegates from 20 states attended the party convention at Baltimore in May, 1860, and John Bell, of Tennessee, and Edward Everett, of Massachusetts, were nominated for President and Vice President. The party recognized "no political principle but the Constitution of the country, the union of the states and the enforcement of laws." The party carried Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia in the election.

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The Contentious Alliance: Trade Unions and the Labour Party
Book by Lewis Minkin; Edinburgh University Press, 1991
Subjects: Labor unions--Great Britain--Political activity--History, Labour Party (Great Britain)--History--20th century
...being won in the constitutional dimension was...operation of union leaders, including...were supporting constitutional reform. Subsequently...within the unions as well as at...levels of the Party, the conception...and the unions continued to...a concerned union constituency...Crucially, on constitutional changes the...
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Trade Unions and the Labour Party since 1945
Book by Martin Harrison; Allen & Unwin, 1960
Subjects: Labor Unions--Great Britain--Political Activity, Labour Party (Great Britain)
...national level, the unions have the chance to...candidates. 1 Indeed the union branches have a privileged...can work through its unions own constitutional procedures to determine the union delegations vote at the Party Conference. The vitality...unions and constituency parties, or merely a sentimental...
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The Imperfect Union: Constitutional Structures of German Unification
Book by Peter E. Quint; Princeton University Press, 1997
Subjects: Constitutional Law--Germany (East), Constitutional Law--Germany (West), German Reunification Question (1949-1990), Germany--History--Unification, 1990
...continuation of the Soviet Union and is therefore partially...which the Soviet Union was a party. On December 26, 1991, German...themselves identical with the Soviet Union, most of them have signed...a pledge that the signatory parties undertake to discharge the...entered into by the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics...
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The Invention of Party Politics: Federalism, Popular Sovereignty, and Constitutional Development in Jacksonian Illinois
Book by Gerald Leonard; University of North Carolina Press, 2002
Subjects: Illinois--Politics And Government--19th Century, Political Parties--Illinois--History--19th Century
...republican party of the union. As suggested above...s adherence to this constitutional party was not the attack...charge that he was a party man. Under no obligations...the desires of any party of men I owe allegiance...questions, men or parties with the single exception...anyone; the second was constitutional party, the aggregation...
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Freedom, Union, and Power: Lincoln and His Party during the Civil War
Book by Michael S. Green; Fordham University Press, 2004
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham--1809-1865--Political And Social Views, Political Culture--United States--History--19th Century, Political Science--United States--History--19th Century, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--19th Century, United States--Intellectual Life--1783-1865, United States--Politics And Government--1861-1865
...Thirteenth Amendment, 142, 162-169 Constitutional Union party, 72, 257 Cony, Samuel, 278...261 Democrats, 62 loyalty to Union, 262 luring of, to Republican...Emancipation Proclamation by, 167 Union party and, 269, 272 Dennison...
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Constitutional Unionists: The Party That Tried to Stop Lincoln and Save the Union
Journal article by Don Green; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007
Subjects: Constitutional Union Party--History, Constitutional Union Party--Political activity, Lincoln, Abraham--Political activity, Presidential elections--History, Presidential elections--Political aspects, Presidents--Elections, Presidents--History, Presidents--Political aspects, Seward, William Henry--Political activity, United States history--Political aspects
...portrait of the party and the Bell...dangers to the Union that required...edge. State Constitutional Union parties refused requests...objective of the Constitutional Union Party was to present...sectional parties in the election...House, the Constitutional Unionists...
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The Dangers of the Union
Journal article by James E. Pfander; Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 12, 1995
Subjects: Cohens v. Virginia--19 U.S. (6 Wheat.) 264 (1821), Constitutional history--Records and correspondence, Judicial power--Laws, regulations, etc., Wheaton, Henry--Philosophy
...dangers of the union by James E...the judgment. CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY Thus...whoever may be the parties. The rule...appearance of the party is not considered...power of the Union is not extended...character of the parties. It is made...States shall be a party; and controversies between parties claiming lands...power of the Union, still left...
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Campaign Finance, the Parties and the Court: A Comment on Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee V. Federal Elections Commission
Journal article by Richard Briffault; Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 14, 1997
Subjects: Buckley v. Valeo--424 U.S. 1 (1976), Campaign funds--Laws, regulations, etc., Colorado Republican Federal Campaign Committee v. FEC--116 S. Ct. 2309 (1996), Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, Political campaigns--Litigation, Political parties--Litigation
...Colorado state party, like most state Republican parties, had assigned...applied, and was constitutional. In the lower...ANALYSIS. PLACING PARTIES IN THE BUCKLEY...addressing the constitutional challenge raised...Colorado Republican Party, the plurality...doctrine. B. Party-Candidate Identity...the claim that parties have a distinctive...parties with a constitutional right to engage...
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The Political Battle for the Constitution
Journal article by Jr. H.W. Perry, Jr. L.A. Powe; Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 21, 2004
Subjects: Constitutional interpretation--Political aspects, Constitutional law--Interpretation and construction, Constitutional law--Political aspects, Political parties--Powers and duties
...causing that party to articulate a separate constitutional vision. (1...that now both parties have done so...requires cohesive parties." (15) Yet...creation of a constitutional vision within each party. (16) We proceed...evolution of the parties constitutional positions and...
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Malleable Constitutions: Reflections on State Constitutional Reform
Journal article by Bruce E. Cain, Roger G. Noll; Texas Law Review, Vol. 87, 2009
Subjects: Constitutional amendments, Federalism, Judicial reviews, Political parties, Revisions, United States
...American political parties have complicated the task of constitutional revision while stoking...fires of amendment. Constitutional reform, like lawmaking...to gain advantage by constitutional means. Labor unions, teachers, industry...
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That Other, More Important, Vote: With Unions and Party Members Convinced That the Top Job Is Already Assigned, the Battle for Labour's Future Is over Who Will Get to Be Brown's Deputy
Magazine article by Martin Bright; New Statesman, Vol. 135, September 18, 2006
Subjects: Brown, Gordon--Political activity, Labor unions--Political activity, Labor unions--United Kingdom, Labour Party (United Kingdom)--Elections, Political parties--Elections, Political parties--United Kingdom, Politicians--Political activity, Trade and professional associations--Political activity, Trade associations--Political activity
...Important, Vote: With Unions and Party Members Convinced That...Harriet Harman, the constitutional affairs minister...ring.) The larger unions are said to be so convinced...we seem to treat the unions like they are a small...campaigns at the TUC. Union votes still count for...
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Labour's Attitude to the Unions Is More Complex Than You Might Assume. but on Internal Party Relations, There Is a Clash in the Making
Magazine article by John Lloyd; New Statesman, Vol. 126, August 1, 1997
Subjects: Blair, Tony--Economic policy, Labor unions--United Kingdom, Labour Party (United Kingdom)--Economic policy, Trades Union Congress--1997
...lies within the party. On the same night...to do with the unions. This meeting...one in which the union leaders blasted...in which the constitutional links are weakened...alarming for the unions, kites are being...virtues of the unions independence. Yet - ask the old union hands - is this...guidance of the party to the febrile...the constituency parties? Do they really...
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Brown's Scottish Play: For 50 Years, Scotaland Was Unshakeably Labour. but a String of Party Blunders Has Lost It-And the Union-To the Nationalists
Magazine article by Iain Macwhirter; New Statesman, Vol. 137, July 7, 2008
Subjects: Alexander, Wendy--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Brown, Gordon (British prime minister)--Evaluation, Party leaders--Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Political parties--Officials and employees, Political parties--Powers and duties, Prime ministers--Evaluation, Scottish Labour Party (Glasgow, Scotland)--Officials and employees, Scottish Labour Party (Glasgow, Scotland)--Powers and duties
...but a String of Party Blunders Has Lost It-And the Union-To the Nationalists...the Scottish Labour Party had to offer. Yet...the integrity of the Union. Her logic was that...Caiman Commission on constitutional change and preparing...
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Constitutional Overhaul?
Magazine article by Gülnur Aybet, Filiz Baskan; The World Today, Vol. 67, July 2011
Subjects: Consolidation, Constitutional law, Constitutions, Election results, Political activism, Political appointments, Political parties, Politics, Secularism
...membership in the European Union (EU). The most...Turkish presidency is a constitutional role with substantive...Erdogan introduced some constitutional amendments permitting...institutions. This led the Constitutional Court to open a party...case against the AK Party on the grounds of...power over political parties due to the nature...
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How Did We Get Here? after Ten Years of New Labour in Power, the Academics and Commentators Have Been Taking Stock. David Marquand Argues That It Is the Unintended and Still Unpredictable Consequences of Its Constitutional Changes That Will Be Seen as Its Most Damaging Legacy
Magazine article by David Marquand; New Statesman, Vol. 137, April 14, 2008
Subjects: Constitutional amendments--Evaluation, Constitutional amendments--Ratification, Constitutional ratification--Evaluation, Labour Party (United Kingdom)--Powers and duties, Political parties--Powers and duties, Political parties--United Kingdom
...phase one, when their party was overwhelmed by...machinery of the British union state and legitimised...implications of his constitutional changes. As Mark Evans...later Blair became a constitutional sorcerers apprentice...always a reluctant constitutional reformer. He acted...
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[euro]20K PARTY FOR STRIKE BOSSES; Hours after Passport Office Unions Threatened to Paralyse the System, Delegates Tucked into Lavish Banquet Followed by All-Night Booze Session
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 28, 2010
Subjects: Party leaders--Labor relations, Passports, Strikes
euro20K PARTY FOR STRIKE BOSSES; Hours after Passport Office Unions Threatened to Paralyse...reveal. Hours after union bosses had warned of...from a band led by a union officials son. The...be honest. Another union member, who worked...who are impeding their constitutional rights to a passport...
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Party Moves to Pre-Empt Ban; AKP May Change Name amid Islamist Charges
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 26, 2008
Subjects: European Union--Names, Political parties
...crippling ban by the Constitutional Court for allegations...to join the European Union and its crucial role...Last month, the Constitutional Court, Turkeys highest...proposal to ban 71 party members, including...dissolved Islamist party but deny recent participation...belonging to political parties for five years. Some...
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Our Union Held Firm by the People, for the People; AGENDA Conservative Party Leader David Cameron Has Pledged to Keep the Union Together. This Is an Extract of His Speech Yesterday in Edinburgh
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 11, 2007
Subjects: Cameron, David, Prime ministers
Our Union Held Firm by...Conservative Party Leader David...choice between constitutional perfection and...Conservative Party that is offering...unfairness in the Union, and to questions...difficult. I want my party to be better...enthusiastically in the Constitutional Commission...
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Conservatives Reach out to Tea Party; Head of 47-Year-Old ACU Cites Gains, 'Passion, Effectiveness' of Movement
Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 18, 2011
Subjects: American Conservative Union--Political activity, American Conservative Union--Political aspects, Tea Party movement--Political aspects
...Conservatives Reach out to Tea Party; Head of 47-Year...20-month-old tea party movement suddenly finds...American Conservative Union. To bring America back...the restoration of true constitutional conservative principles...American Conservative Union, said he regrets earlier...
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GUILTY; SHAMED GRAHAM:; Offered Gay Porn Pictures of Union Man; Moved Supporters in Bid to Oust Fellow MP; Brought Labour Party into Disrepute; Spread Sex Slurs about Fellow MPs
Newspaper article by Ron Mackenna; The Mirror (London, England), September 10, 1998
...Gay Porn Pictures of Union Man; Moved Supporters...Fellow MP; Brought Labour Party into Disrepute; Spread...photographs of a gay trade union official to party members...did the shop workers union that sponsors him - USDAW...top body, the National Constitutional Committee. Scottish...
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encyclopedia articles on: Constitutional Union Party  - 102 results

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Constitutional Union Party
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CONSTITUTIONAL UNION PARTY in U.S. history, formed when...and South broke down the older parties. The Constitutional Union group, composed of former...Delegates from 20 states attended the party convention at Baltimore in May...
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Constitutional Convention
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION in U.S. history...the adoption of a stronger union grew steadily in force. Its...enthusiasts; feeling for union was general. It was chiefly...Federalist, The ; Federalist party ), especially since the convention...
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Communist Party , in the United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Communist Labor party, was led by Benjamin...John Reed . The parties immediately became...a sharp drop in party membership and...influence in trade unions. During this period...and interested in union activity. These...been obtained, constitutional, and the government...Communist-dominated unions, and taking away...of the Communist party as a legal organization...ballot to Communist parties. This was also...
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Federalist Party
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FEDERALIST PARTY in U.S. history...a stronger federal union, which was crowned with success when the Constitutional Convention drew up...favored the strong union and who fought for...Thomas Jefferson . The party that emerged to champion...
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Civil War , in U.S. History
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Northern states (the Union) and the Southern...dissolved the Whig party . Most Southern Whigs...John Bell of the Constitutional Union party . Lincolns...within the Republican party to shelve Lincoln...tide turned in the Unions favor. With Andrew...
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