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American Party

noun

A former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics. Synonym: Know-Nothing Party.

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"American Party" Quotes from Famous Books

... associations ever formed, none promised to exercise so important an influence as that of the Know-nothings, or the American party. It arose out of the terrific spread of a recognised evil—namely, the power exercised upon the Legislature by foreigners, more especially by the Irish Romanists. The great influx of aliens, chiefly Irish ...

— The Englishwoman in America • Isabella Lucy Bird

... OF PARTY POWER.—Though party government confers substantial benefits, it is likewise true that the power of the political party has been frequently abused. American party organizations sprang up silently, and developed largely without legal control. Increased power has been accompanied by diffused responsibility; increased power and diffused responsibility have led to the abuse ...

— Problems in American Democracy • Thames Ross Williamson

Words linked to "American Party" : Know-Nothing Party, political party, party