Republican Party

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This article is about the modern Republican Party. For the older Republican Party, which is now sometimes called the Democratic-Republican Party, see Democratic-Republican Party.

The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political parties in the United States. Derived from Whig and Federalist roots, the Republican Party has traditionally been recognized as the party of business and industrialization.

Orgins

Civil War

Reconstruction

Gilded Age

Resurgence of Republican Dominance

New Deal

Reagan/Bush Era