The Republican

Party
By Lee Hanyo
 Republican Party Facts
• Founded in 1854 in Wisconsin
• Founded by anti-slavery expansion
activists and modernizers
• 41 seats in Senate
• 178 seats in the House of
Representatives
• Second largest registered party
• Red is the unofficial color of the party
• 19 Republican Presidents
 Abraham Lincoln
• First Republican
President (1861 –
1865)
• Led the country
through the Civil
War
• Abolished slavery
through the 13th
Amendment
• Often ranked as
one of the greatest
presidents in US
Party Synopsis

• Party supports
conservative beliefs
• Support the idea of
individuals being
economically
responsible for their
own actions and
decisions
• Support the
Constitution and feel
it should be very
closely followed
• Strong support for
national defense
Issue 1: The Environment

• Most Republicans
are skeptical of
global warming and
believe it’s a natural
cycle
• Support and invest
in the development
of clean alternative
fuels and ethanol
• Support the idea of
oil drilling in
protected areas such
as the Arctic Wildlife
Refuge
Issue 2: Taxes
• Believe you should
keep more of what
you earn
• Lower the tax
burden of large
families
• Wish to ban
internet and cell
phone taxes
• Support tax credits
for health care and
Issue 3: Health Care
• Want to give control of
the health care system
to patients and their
health care providers,
not government or
business
• Will not raise taxes
instead of reducing
health care costs
• Give workers affordable
options that aren’t tied
to their jobs
• Support medical
treatment for families
that have children who
are addicted to drugs