One political party originally formed to oppose slavery and its extension into the territories, was often referred to as the GOP or Grand Old Party, and its first presidential candidate was Abraham Lincoln. Another political party claims the Democratic-Republican party of Thomas Jefferson as its political beginning and organized in support of agricultural interests, strong states' rights, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution. The first party refers to the ______ and the second party refers to the ______.

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