The End of the Second Party System Archives

daniel October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 A Brief History of American Political Parties, American Political Parties, Fifth Party System, The Collapse of the First Party System, The End of the Second Party System, The First Party System (1792-1824), The Second Party System (1828-1860), The Third Party System (1868-1932), The Whig Party

A Brief History of American Political Parties

Interestingly, our present arrangement; the Fourth Party System, is the longest-lasting of the four party systems. The Fourth Party System is now 88 years old. In contrast, the Third Party System lasted for 64 years and the Second Party system lasted for 32 years. Moreover, the First Party system lasted for 32 years.