Question

the present-day republican party is descended from the ______ party.
a) progressive
b) democratic republican
c) federalist
d) conservative
question 13 (5 points)

Explanation:

To determine the origin of the present - day Republican Party, we analyze each option:

• Option A: The Progressive Party was a short - lived third - party movement and not the origin of the Republican Party.
• Option B: The Democratic - Republican Party (also known as the Jeffersonian Republican Party) evolved over time, and the present - day Republican Party has its roots in the political legacy of the Democratic - Republican Party's ideological and organizational developments, especially in the context of the breakdown of the two - party system in the early 19th century and the emergence of new political alignments.
• Option C: The Federalist Party was a party of the early republic that favored a strong central government and a commercial elite. It declined and was not the precursor to the Republican Party.
• Option D: The Conservative Party in the US context is not the origin of the Republican Party. The Republican Party, when founded, had a more anti - slavery and progressive (in the 19th - century sense) bent, and its roots are more closely tied to the Democratic - Republican legacy.

Answer:

B) Democratic Republican