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Democratic and Republican Parties. Class Notes. Key Idea. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party have differing views on the role of government. Party Similarities. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Democratic and Republican Parties
Class Notes
Key Idea
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party have differing views on the role of government.
Party Similarities
The parties agree that there should be a “safety net” but they disagree on how big and expensive it should be, who should be eligible, and whether it is publicly or privately funded (who should pay for it?). Publicly funded means that the
government pays for it.
Primary Belief
The Democratic Party It is the duty of society to help the less
fortunate through government “safety nets.” Government should play a larger role in
paying for social services (healthcare, welfare, etc.)
Primary Belief
The Republican Party The private sector and/or the individual
are better suited than government to control their own lives.
Private sector means businesses
Government should play a smaller role in paying for social services. Markets will optimize the outcomes rather than government mandates.
Taxes
The Republican Party There should not be a highly progressive
tax system. There should be lower taxes and more tax cuts Progressive taxes punish people who have large incomes. “Reaganomics” – reduced income tax rates
would allow people to put more money into the economy, lead to more growth and prosperity, and as a bonus, generate more revenue for the government.
Taxes
The Democratic Party There should be a progressive tax system
(people with higher incomes should pay higher taxes than people with lower incomes. They believe high earners got their money from society and therefore owe society a larger share of their income. Democrats criticize “Reaganomics” and call it “Trickle-
down economics” that favors the rich over the poor.
Environment
The Democratic Party Democrats are pro-environment and
favor conservation of natural resources together with strong environmental laws against pollution.
Environment
The Republican Party Favor reduction of environmental
regulations (There should be fewer government rules about the environment. These rules hurt the economy. Individuals and businesses will compete and this competition will result in lower emissions and help the environment).
The Economy & Labor Unions
The Republican Party favors less governmental intervention in
the economy; supports restricting organized labor
The Economy & Labor Unions
The Democratic Party favors government regulation of the
economy; supports organized labor
Welfare
Definition: financial or other assistance to an individual or family from a government
Welfare
The Democratic Party favors keeping welfare in place for the
poor and disadvantaged
Welfare
The Republican Party favors cutting back welfare benefits in
order to foster initiative for welfare recipients to find work
Education
Vouchers Definition: a government tax credit for
parents, equal to all or part of the cost of educating their child at an elementary or secondary school of their choice.
Education
The Republican Party favors school funding initiatives that allow
for parental choice, including school vouchers for private schools
Education
The Democratic Party favors school funding initiatives that
create competitive public schools
Healthcare
Universal Health Care Definition: Universal health care is
health care coverage for all eligible residents of an area and often covers medical and dental care. Typically, costs are covered mostly by publicly-funded programs.
Healthcare
The Democratic Party favors a national health insurance system
Healthcare
The Republican Party opposes a single payer (government
based) universal healthcare system and wants to improve the current system