republican

(adjective)

Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government.

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Examples of republican in the following topics:

  • The Republican Party

    • Eighteen presidents have been Republicans; most recently, George W.
    • By 1858, the Republicans dominated nearly all Northern states.
    • The Republican Party first came to power in 1860 with the election of Lincoln to the Presidency and Republicans in control of Congress and again, the Northern states .
    • The Republican Party, led by House Republican Minority Whip Newt Gingrich campaigning on the Contract with America, was elected to majorities to both houses of Congress in the Republican Revolution of 1994.
    • The party's founding members chose the name "Republican Party" in the mid-1850s as homage to the values of republicanism promoted by Thomas Jefferson's Republican Party.

  • The 2010 Elections

    • Indeed, the Republicans gained 63 seats in the U.S.
    • The Republicans also gained control of 29 of the 50 state governorships.
    • A fourth factor that contributed to the Republican victories was the mobilizing ability of the Tea Party movement in favor of Republican candidates .
    • The Tea Party movement's ability to mobilize voters in favor of the Republican Party was one of the factors that contributed to many Republican victories during the 2010 elections.
    • Explain the political forces that contributed to the Republicans success in the 2010 elections

  • The Modern Era of Political Parties

    • Modern politics in the United States is a two-party system dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.
    • The other major contemporary political party in the United States is the Republican Party.
    • Founded in 1854 by Northern anti-slavery expansion activists and modernizers, the Republican Party rose to prominence with the election of Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican to campaign on the Northern principles of anti-slavery.
    • Bush was the 19th Republican to hold that office.
    • USA Today's review of state voter rolls indicates that registered Republicans declined in 21 of the 28 states that register voters by party, and that Republican registrations were down 350,000 in 2011.

  • Congressional Campaign Committees

    • The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is the Republican Hill committee which works to elect Republicans to the United States House of Representatives.
    • It supports the election of Republicans to the House through direct financial contributions to candidates and Republican Party organizations; technical and research assistance to Republican candidates and Party organizations; voter registration, education and turnout programs; and other Party-building activities.
    • Pete Sessions (TX-32) , and an executive committee composed of Republican members of the U.S.
    • The Chairman is elected by the House Republican Conference after each Congressional election.
    • Republican Leader John Boehner and the seven other elected leaders of the Republican Conference of the House of Representatives serve as ex-officio members of the NRCC's executive committee.

  • Red States vs. Blue States

    • The terms "red state" (Republican-voting) and "blue state" (Democratic-voting) were standardized during the 2000 US presidential election.
    • Other networks alternated red and blue between the Democratic and Republican Parties every four years.
    • Despite the nearly nationwide acceptance of Republican red states and Democratic blue states, the paradigm has come under criticism.
    • The Republican and Democratic Parties within a given state may have platforms that depart from national party platforms.
    • The designation of states as either being red or blue also ignores those states that are closely divided between Democratic and Republican candidates.

  • Political Parties from 1800–1824

    • The Federalists were dominant until 1800, and the Republicans were dominant after 1800.
    • The Federalists appealed to the business community, the Republicans to the planters and farmers.
    • Jefferson was especially fearful that British aristocratic influences would undermine Republicanism.
    • American policy was neutrality, with the Federalists hostile to France, and the Republicans hostile to Britain.
    • Washington (in heaven) tells partisans to keep the pillars of Federalism, Republicanism and Democracy

  • Organizing Campaigns and Elections

    • The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC), in particular, are the central organizations devoted to campaign and political activity in support of the Democratic and Republican Party candidates.
    • The DNC and RNC establish connections between followers of the Democratic and Republican parties with the respective leadership of each party.
    • The Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee connect voters with party leadership in a variety of ways.
    • Aside from the process of nominating a presidential candidate, the DNC and RNC's roles in selecting candidates to run on the Democratic and Republican Party ticket is minimal.
    • Later, the DNC and RNC supervise the presidential nominating conventions that officially declare the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.

  • Uniting Competing Factions Within the Party

    • Democratic and Republican Parties have historically taken ideologically ambiguous positions in order to attract a wide range of supporters.
    • The two major Democratic and Republican Parties in the United States have historically been ideologically ambiguous in order to accommodate citizens representing a broad spectrum of interests.
    • Instead of adopting polarizing ideological views, the Democratic and Republican Parties stand for the core American values of liberty, democracy, and equal opportunity that appeal to many Americans.
    • However, some broad differences still exist between the Democratic and Republican Parties.
    • Meanwhile, the Republican Party tends to favor a more conservative view advocating a free market economic system and limited government intervention in the lives of citizens.

  • Hosting Conventions

    • The major political parties in the U.S. host the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to select candidates and rally supporters.
    • The two major political parties in the U.S. host the quadrennial Democratic National Convention and Republican National Convention to determine their respective presidential and vice presidential candidates.
    • The Democratic National Committee administers the Democratic National Convention while the Republican National Committee administers the Republican National Convention.
    • In recent years, candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties have been known in advance of these conventions.
    • Subsequently, the more modern focus of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions has been to unify each respective party by having delegates vote on issues that the nominee can incorporate into their presidential campaign.

  • The Democratic Party

    • Thomas Jefferson and James Madison organized these factions into the Democratic-Republican Party.
    • The Democratic-Republican Party gained power in the election of 1800.
    • Joining with former members of existing or dwindling parties, the Republican Party emerged.
    • Most War Democrats rallied to Republican President Abraham Lincoln and the Republicans' National Union Party in the election of 1864, which featured Andrew Johnson on the Republican ticket even though he was a Democrat from the South.
    • Since 1912, the Democratic Party has moved to the left of the Republicans on economic and social issues.