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  • Constitutional Union Party, U.S. political party that sought in the pre-Civil War election of 1860 to rally support for the Union and the Constitution without regard to...
  • In the 1860 election, the Constitutional Union Party nominated John Bell for president and Edward Everett for vice president.
  • In the November election the Constitutional Union party found its greatest strength among conservatives in the border states, where the effects of civil...
  • In the November polling, the Constitutional Union Party did not receive 50% of the votes in any state, but due to the split between Southern and Northern...
  • Constitutional Union party, in U.S. history, formed when the conflict between North and South broke down the older parties.
  • When looking back at the history of the United States from our perspective in 2011 it is hard to understand the significance of the Constitutional Union Party.
  • Its great aim must be to preserve the Union of these States, its becoming in fact as well as in name a Constitutional party.
  • Constitutional Union party, in U.S. history, formed when the conflict between North and South broke down the older parties. ... Constitution of the United States.