The United States has had ________ party systems since 1789.

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The United States has had 6 party systems since 1789. These systems are defined by major shifts in the dominant parties, party alignments, and policies. The six party systems are: the First Party System (Federalist versus Democratic-Republican), the Second Party System (Democrats versus Whigs), the Third Party System (Democrats versus Republicans), the Fourth Party System (Republicans versus Democrats), the Fifth Party System (New Deal Coalition of Democrats versus conservative Republicans), and the Sixth Party System (fragmentation of both parties and rise of populist and third-party movements).

The United States Has Had ________ Party Systems Since 1789