Whig Party

Target entity: Whig Party
Context triple: [Abraham Lincoln, previousPoliticalAffiliation, Whig Party]

• A. Democratic-Republican Party
  The Democratic-Republican Party was an early American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that championed states’ rights, agrarian interests, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution in opposition to the Federalists.
• B. Republican Party
  The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with conservative and pro-business policies.
• C. Democratic Party
  The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
• D. Federalists
  The Federalists were early American political leaders and thinkers who advocated for a strong centralized federal government and supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
• E. Democratic National Committee
  The Democratic National Committee is the central governing and fundraising organization that leads strategy, messaging, and campaign support for the U.S. Democratic Party at the national level.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Whig Party
Target entity description: The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and promoted congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.

• A. Democratic-Republican Party
  The Democratic-Republican Party was an early American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that championed states’ rights, agrarian interests, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution in opposition to the Federalists.
• B. Republican Party
  The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with conservative and pro-business policies.
• C. Democratic Party
  The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
• D. Federalists
  The Federalists were early American political leaders and thinkers who advocated for a strong centralized federal government and supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
• E. Democratic National Committee
  The Democratic National Committee is the central governing and fundraising organization that leads strategy, messaging, and campaign support for the U.S. Democratic Party at the national level.
• F. None of above. chosen