The
Republican Party is one of the
two major contemporary
political parties in the United States, along with the
Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the
GOP, although the rival Democratic Party is older. Eighteen US presidents have been Republicans. The
party's platform generally reflects
American conservatism in the
U.S. political spectrum.
American conservatism of the Republican Party is not wholly based upon rejection of the political ideology of
liberalism, as many principles of American conservatism are based upon
classical liberalism.
Rather the Republican Party's conservatism is largely based upon its support of classical liberal principles against the
modern liberalism of the
Democratic Party that is considered
American liberalism in contemporary American political discourse.
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