USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A democratic republic is a form of government operating on principles adopted from a republic and a democracy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ideology. The Democratic-Republican Party saw itself as a champion of republicanism and denounced the Federalists as supporters of monarchy and aristocracy. Ralph Brown writes that the party was marked by a “commitment to broad principles of personal liberty, social mobility, and westward expansion."

Detailed explanation-3: -Democratic-Republicans had most of their support in the South and West. They believed in states’ rights and a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and that the government should only do what is stated in it. They were founded on democratic principles and believed in self-government.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Republican Party has generally associated with socially conservative policies, although it does have dissenting centrist and libertarian factions. Social conservatives advocate for laws that uphold traditional family values, often rooted in Christianity.