it wanted a strong national government.
It pitted the Democratic party against the Whig party.
It support state’s rights
The whig party
He was the last president who was neither; he was a Whig.
They were members of the Whig party. Henry Clay formed the Whig party from a mix of groups, including National Republicans.
Modern Whig Party was created in 2009.
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The Whig Party had lost much of its power by 1856, and at their national convention in September of that year they chose not to put up a candidate of their own for president but rather to endorse the American Party's candidate, Millard Fillmore.
Henry Clay (I guess he figured third time's the charm; it wasn't.)
It pitted the Democratic party against the Whig party.
It pitted the Democratic Party against the Whig Party.
It wanted a strong national government - apex
True, the largest issue in the election of 1844 was expansion. Whig Party representative Henry Clay was opposed to expansion, while democratic nominee James Polk claimed that they had the right to annex any land that was willing. It was that mindset that helped James Polk win the election.
The 1844 Whig Party Presidential Nominee was Henry Clay. That was the third U.S. presidential election in which he represented a major political party.
What did the Democratic Party and the Whig party have in common
In the 1844 presidential election, Henry Clay lost to James K. Polk.
The Whig party. (Not the wig party! The Whig party!) ~Guardiavoir