Which of the following was a focus of the new republican party?
supporting irish catholic immigration
encouraging the use of popular sovereignty to determine where slavery could exist
promoting states’ rights
halting the spread of slavery

A focus of the new Republican Party was halting the spread of slavery.

Explanation:

The Republican Party was formed in 1854 by former members of the Whig Party, the Free Soil Party, and some abolitionist Democrats. What all these groups had in common to form the new party was their ideological belonging to the powerful anti-slavery movement, which brought together all white-skinned people in the Northern States of the United States who were fighting to abolish slavery of black people in the southern states of the North American country. They also agreed to promote an economic policy based on two fundamental aspects: a protectionist trade policy, which would diminish or impede imports through high tariffs, to protect the domestic industry from foreign competition; and a policy of "federal improvements", by which the Federal Government had to invest much more money in public works or infrastructure (bridges, roads, etc.) to stimulate the economy.

in the united states, the president is controlled by the

constitution, and in all respects subordinate to it. insofar

as it deals with presidential power, however, the american

constitution has proved to be a highly malleable document.

with very few exceptions,' the constitutional provisions relating to the president have not been changed at all since

they were ratified in 1787. but in the late twentieth century, those provisions do not mean what they meant in

1787. the constitution is a legal document, and it is enforced judicially; but its meaning was hardly fixed when it

was ratified. in particular, the contemporary president has

far broader powers than the original constitution contemplated. it is remarkable but true that large-scale changes in

the authority of the president have been brought about

without changes in the constitutional text, but nevertheless

without significant illegality.

this is a paradox. is it not clear that constitutional

changes, if not textual, are illegal? the paradox has considerable relevance to our current thinking about the presidency in particular and about constitutionalism in general.

perhaps the framers of the american constitution feared

legislative power most of all; 2 but from well-known events

in the twentieth century, it is possible to conclude that it is

presidential power that holds out the greatest risks to both

liberty and democracy. the president is by far the most visible leader in the nation; he is often the only person in government with a national constituency. moreover, he is