History of the United States I / Unit 10 USH1 1351 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Election of 1824
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The idea
The Federalist Party had ceased to function as a national organisation, so all five candidates in eighteen twenty-four ran as Democratic-Republicans.
In practice
One surviving party contesting a presidential election against itself.
Where people slip
A single-party field means the contest turns on personality and region rather than on any stated programme.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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