Comparing and contrasting

1. DEMOCRATS VERSUS REPUBLICANS
Mr. Geib and Mr. Fitz-Patrick
12th Grade Gov. and Econ.
October 26, 2015

2. THE RIVAL AMERICAN
POLTICAL PARTIES
“All people are born alike. Except
Republicans and Democrats.”
Groucho Marx

3. • disaffected moderate
Republicans
• pro-choicers (abortion)
• African and Hispanic
Americans
• members and supporters
of labor unions
• gay rights supporters
DEMOCRATIC COALITION
• intellectuals
• people with lower
incomes
• city dwellers
• feminists
• environmentalists
“I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.”
Will Rogers

4. THE WORLD CAN BE IMPROVED
• Redistribute wealth and
INTERFERE with personal
behavior to make society
fairer and “progress” forward.
“The arc of the moral
universe is long, but it
bends towards justice.”
Martin Luther King Jr

5. “THE WORLD CAN BE IMPROVED”
• Teach respect for others through
empathy, cultural diversity, and
questioning authority, so child
can reach his/her potential.
Tim Dewar, SCWriP

6. “EQUALITY” IS BEST
• Freedom in the social spheres,
but regulation of the economy in
the name of “fairness.” Use the
power of government to give the
weak a “boost.”

7. • veterans' groups and
military supporters
• religious conservatives
• Libertarians
• opponents of gay
marriage
• opponents of
affirmative action
REPUBLICAN COALITION
• supporters of the
development of
natural resources
on public lands
• rural dwellers
“Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats
believe every day is April 15.”
Ronald Reagan

8. OUR COLLECTIVE PAST
• Let individuals keep their wealth and create
more wealth through the market, and
“conserve” the best aspects of our collective
past.
“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing
was ever made.” Emmanuel Kant

9. RULES AND AUTHORITY
• Building character by using
“tough love” to help build morals
via respect and fear. REWARD
and PUNISHMENT.

10. RULES AND AUTHORITY
• Freedom in economic life, and regulation
of social life with “law and order.”

11. IDEOLOGICAL
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE
PARTIES
Democrats Versus Republicans

12. • less disposed to spend on defense
• less disposed to use vouchers, or other public funds,
to let students attend private schools
• more disposed to spend money to advance social-
welfare programs
• more disposed to spend money on government-run
health insurance programs
• more disposed to grant tax relief to targeted groups
such as the lower and middle classes
• against private ownership pf assault weapons and
for broader regulations on the ownership of firearms
DEMOCRATS TEND TO…

13. • more disposed to spend on defense
• more disposed to use vouchers for private schools
and to give government aid to parochial schools
• more disposed to grant tax relief to everyone,
especially the wealthy corporations
• less disposed to spend money on social welfare
programs
• less disposed to spend money on government-run
health insurance programs
• less disposed to regulate firearms
REPUBLICANS TEND TO…