Modern Republicanism

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Modern Republicanism was a mid-20th-century U.S. political philosophy associated with President Dwight D. Eisenhower that blended fiscal conservatism with support for key New Deal social programs and a moderate, pragmatic approach to governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ideology
political philosophy
appliedDuring Eisenhower administration
surface form: Dwight D. Eisenhower presidency
associatedWith Dwight D. Eisenhower
country United States of America
surface form: United States
followedBy New Right conservatism
hasAspect acceptance of regulatory state
emphasis on managerial competence
technocratic policy-making
hasKeyConcept “conservative when it comes to money, liberal when it comes to human beings”
“dynamic conservatism”
hasKeyDocument Eisenhower's 1960 State of the Union Address
surface form: Eisenhower State of the Union addresses
hasKeyProponent Dwight D. Eisenhower
George N. Humphrey NERFINISHED
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Nelson Rockefeller
hasPoliticalPosition acceptance of welfare state
anti-extremism
balanced budget emphasis
bipartisan cooperation
containment of communism
fiscal conservatism
limited government intervention in the economy
moderate conservatism
moderate social policy
pragmatic governance
strong national defense
support for New Deal social programs
support for Social Security
support for collective bargaining rights
support for federal highway construction
support for federal infrastructure spending
support for minimum wage laws
support for unemployment insurance
historicalContext Cold War
post–World War II economic expansion
ideologicalOrigin Republican Party
surface form: Republican Party of the United States
influenced Eisenhower administration domestic policy
mid-20th-century Republican Party platform
influencedBy New Deal
fiscal conservatism
progressive Republican tradition
opposedTo Old Guard conservatism in the Republican Party
laissez-faire economics
repeal of core New Deal programs
partOf history of United States political thought
history of the Republican Party
peakPeriod 1953–1961
startTime 1950s

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Eisenhower administration ideology Modern Republicanism