Question

How did the Republican Party form?

Answer 1

The first statewide convention that formed a platform and nominated candidates under the name Republican was held near Jackson, Michigan on July 6, 1854. It declared their new party opposed to the expansion of slavery into new territories and selected a statewide slate of candidates.

Answer 2

Explanation:

• The ‘Republican Party’ was formed by the “combining several antislavery factions”.
• In 1854, the Republican Party, was founded by ‘anti-slavery activists’, dominated the country's politics in the period from ‘1860 to 1932’.
• Out of the 44 US, 18 are made from the Republican Party.
• At the most recent time, President George W. Bush, who was from the Republican Party, had a tenure from ‘2001 to 2009’.
• The Republican Party has the majority of seats in House of Representatives (House of Representatives) in the ‘112th Congress’ elected in the year 2010, and it is in minority in the Senate (Senior Assembly).
• The party has a majority of the total 50 states in the country and there is a majority in state legislatures.