Political Party Stances

Immigration• Democratic Stance

– Relax restrictions– We are a nation of immigrants– Contributions help our nation

Immigration• Moderate Stance

– Allow limited immigration as long as it is not a burden to nation’s resources

Immigration• Republican Stance

– Keep immigration laws tough– Immigrants take jobs away from

Americans

What do you think?• Take one minute to discuss with a

partner next to you the stance with which you agree.

• Place a check in that box

Gun Control• Republican Stance

– Anyone with no criminal record or evidence of mental illness should be able to own a gun

Democrat Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Democrats on the issue of gun control.

Gun Control• Democrat stance

– Ban hand guns and extremely restrict right to own a gun

Moderate Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Moderates on the issue of gun control.

Gun Control• Moderate Stance

– Pass background check– Get training– Wait period

What do you think?• Take one minute to discuss with a

partner next to you the stance with which you most closely associate.

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Social Welfare • Republican Stance

– Restrict number of social programs– Give poor people no choice but too find

job

Democrat Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Democrats on the issue of social welfare.

Social Welfare• Democrat Stance

– Provide health care, housing, and food money

Moderate Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Moderates on the issue of social welfare.

Social Welfare• Moderate Stance

– Invest in job training programs

What do you think?• Take one minute to discuss with a

partner next to you the stance with which you most closely associate.

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Federal Budget• Moderate Stance

– Save the Social Security system– Any extra money should go to cut taxes for

middle class and poor

Democrat Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Democrats on the issue of the federal budget.

Federal Budget• Democrat Stance

– Increase social programs and education funding

– Increase taxes on wealthy

Republican Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Republicans on the issue of the federal budget.

Federal Budget• Republican stance

– Drastically cut taxes– Especially for those people who make a

great deal of money

What do you think?• Take one minute to discuss with a

partner next to you the stance with which you most closely associate.

• Place a check in that box

Defense Spending• Democrat stance

– Need les defense spending– Money should go to education and social

programs

Defense Spending

•Moderate stanceModerate stance-We are strong enough to -We are strong enough to

handle any threat in the futurehandle any threat in the future

Republican Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Republicans on the issue of defense spending.

Defense Spending• Republican Stance

– Need more defense spending– It’s the only way to maintain our military superiority – For protection of our country

What do you think?• Take one minute to discuss with a

partner next to you the stance with which you most closely associate.

• Place a check in that box

Environment v. Business• Democrat Stance

– Save the environment and compensate businesses for loss of money.

Environment v. Business• Republican Stance

– Keep businesses open and relocate environmental areas to another location.

Moderate Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Moderates on the issue of environment v. business.

Environment v. Business• Moderate Stance

– Ensure that both the environment and businesses are protected

What do you think?• Take one minute to discuss with a

partner next to you the stance with which you most closely associate.

• Place a check in that box

Trade v. Human Rights

• Moderate Stance– Cut back on trade with China to convince

China to improve its human-rights record

Democrat Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Democrats on the issue of trade v. human rights.

Trade v. Human Rights• Democrat Stance

– Force China to change by banning all trade with China until it ends its human rights abuses

Republican Stance• As a class discuss the possible stance

taken by Republicans on the issue of trade v. human rights.

Trade v. Human Rights• Republican Stance

-Human rights violations are regrettable but trade and economic growth are more important

What do you think?• Take one minute to discuss with a

partner next to you the stance with which you most closely associate.

• Place a check in that box

Reflection• Review where you placed check marks

on your chart.• Do these results correspond with your

Political Spectrum Quiz?