The Republican Party

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In this article, the writer looks at the history of the early Republican and Federalist parties and the birth of the Republican party. The ideologies and inspirations of the Republican party are examined. The writer describes how the Republican party tried to keep the core of moral Protestant values. Further, the writer explains that all the political ideals were built around the ideal of a moral republic - and this conceptual frame shaped the attitude towards slave owners, towards the working class problems and its protection and towards the economic development suggested path. The writer identifies in this paper the roots of the Republican doctrine.

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"After the country became independent from the British rule and the colonial government changed into a "local" one, the political parties started to gain more and more importance in the political life, as the civic and political culture of the American people was more and more divided by the problem of slavery. Hence, to approach them chronologically, the initial period after independence was dominated by the early Republican and Federalist parties, mainly formed as a consequence of the need for an organized political life. Centred around the birth and the formation of the young republic, they were spread nationwide and had a sound organizational structure for that time. They had a strong ideological core, because of the specific circumstances of their formation (the creation of a national political arena and of a national government) and thanks to the strong opinionated leaders, who were trying to use the power of governing to shape the character of the state."

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