| Formed as a third party on the issue of slavery by many former Whigs in the 1850's. Anti-slavery platform. Supported by farmers, laborers, and newly-freed blacks. Beginning with the election of Abraham Lincoln, the period between 1860 and the Great Depression was dominated by this political party. | |
| Pay no income tax at all | |
| Third parties that focus on one topic and tend to be small and short-lived. | |
| Like a select committee, a congressional committee that is organized to deal with a particular, temporary matter. |