Republicans

Question 1

origins:

Answer 1

-began in 1854
-formed as a party against slavery
-civil war caused many northern republican businessmen to get really rich so they focused less on black rights and stopped trying to reform the south
-in the 1900s they became the party of big business
-1980s = became more fiscally and socially conservative under reagan

Question 2

policies:

Answer 2

-small government
-low taxes e.g. reagan
-more socially conservative e.g. overturning roe v wade
-tough on immigration

Question 3

ideologies:

Answer 3

conservatism