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• List of political parties in the United States - W
• Be ready to discuss when and why it
started and what it’s platform is
• 10 Points

Political Systems• Dictatorship
• Democracy
– Direct
– Representative
• Monarchy
– Absolute
– Constitutional
• Communism
– Theory
– Practice
• Anarchy and Oligarchy

Economic Systems
• Capitalism
• Socialism

Emergence of the Tea Party
• Emerged in 2009 after the bailout of the US’s
financial institutions(President Bush-2008), the
economic stimulus package(President Obama-
2009) and the new health care law(President
Obama-2010).
• The name is taken from the Boston Tea Party as
they protested against the British King at the
time
• Tends to be very conservative and libertarian in
nature

Core Beliefs of Tea Party
• Illegal Aliens Are Here illegally.
• Pro-Domestic Employment Is Indispensable.
• Stronger Military Is Essential.
• Special Interests Eliminated.
• Gun Ownership Is Sacred.
• Government Must Be Downsized.
• National Budget Must Be Balanced.

• Deficit Spending Will End.
• Bail-out And Stimulus Plans Are Illegal.
• Reduce Personal Income Taxes A Must.
• Reduce Business Income Taxes Is Mandatory.
• Political Offices Available To Average Citizens.
• Intrusive Government Stopped.
• English As Core Language Is Required.
• Traditional Family Values Are Encouraged.
• Common Sense Constitutional
• Conservative Self-Governance
• http://www.teaparty.org/about.php#beliefs

• Not all Democrats or Republicans agree on all
issues within their party
• Discuss media bias—Fox News vs CNN
• Where you live can effect what party you belong
to
• 2012 Electoral College Map-County by County

The Electoral College System
• Discuss setup
• Discuss weakness
• Discuss shifts in the electorate

1992 Election Map-
Clinton(Blue) vs HW Bush(Red)

• What parts of the US are
generally more Republican?
Democrat?
• Why do you think that is?

2012 Electoral Breakdown by County

• Republicans are conservative
– favor traditional institutions and the status
quo
– favor laissez-faire system
• define
– favor a limited role for government in
society and believe that people should
help themselves, not rely on the
government
– favor lower taxes
– believe in the trickle-down theory
– Believe in rugged individualism

• Democrats are liberal
– favor change in society
– oppose government intervention into one’s private and
social life
– support regulations on economic activity and
businesses
– favor an active role for government in society
– believe that involvement – be it environmental
regulations against polluting or anti-discrimination
laws- can improve the quality of our lives
– willing to increase taxes to support programs

Political Topics
• ****The summaries of what each party
supports are generalizations and does not
reflect each parties beliefs 100%*****

Abortion-Roe v Wade-1973
• Democrat:
– Abortion is a woman’s right and should be legal
– Right to privacy and own body
– Life begins after baby is born
• Republican:
– Abortion should be illegal and restricted by
government
– It is killing an unborn baby-what about their rights?
– Ok in cases of rape, incest and life of the mother??
– Defund Planned Parenthood

Abortion Laws prior to 1973 Roe V. Wade Case
Red--Illegal.
Purple--Legal in cases of rape.
Blue-Legal in cases of danger to woman's health.
Green-Legal in cases of danger to woman's health, rape or incest, or likely damaged fetus.
Yellow-Legal upon request.

Carly Fiorina’s Video on Abortion a

• How many abortions do you think
there are in the US every year?

Pregnancy, Birth, Abortion, and Fetal Loss Rates Per
1,000 Women Aged 15--19 Years, by Race and Hispanic
Ethnicity

Preventative Options
• Abstinence
• Contraception-Link
• Morning after pill-Quite controversial-
Why?
– Safe and effective
– Available at health centers and drugstores
– Costs vary from $30 to $65 for the morning-
after pill and $500 to $900 for IUD insertion

Options Other Than Abortion
• Interim foster care
• Adoption
• Raise the child yourself
• Reach out to father to see if he(or his
family) would want to raise the child
• Infant Safe Haven laws

Gun Control
• Democrats:
– Favor/Gun control is needed
– Tougher background checks, ban assault
weapons
• Republicans:
– Oppose/Gun control is unconstitutional
– 2nd
Amendment- “Right to Bear Arms”
• NRA-ILA :: Gun Laws

• History of Gun Control Laws in US

So what can be done to lessen
gun violence?

• President Obama’s website for his gun control
• President Obama’s biggest frustration

Does President Obama want to
take your guns away?
• 23 Executive Orders Signed

NRA
• National Rifle Association

Natural Environment/Climate Change
• Democrats:
– Strong regulations are needed to protect the
environment
– Believe climate change is occurring and problem
is sped up by humans
• Gov’t needs to do more to help slow down
• Republicans:
– Strong environmental laws harm the economy
– Believe climate change is more of a natural
phenomenon
• Gov’t should leave issue alone as it can hurt business

Four Questions to Consider
• 1. Is the globe warming?
• 2. Is the warming man made?
• 3. Is it a crisis?
• 4. Can we do anything about it?

97% of the Scientific Community
• "Observations throughout the world make
it clear that climate change is occurring,
and rigorous scientific research
demonstrates that the greenhouse gases
emitted by human activities are the
primary driver." (2009)

11 Ways Climate Change Impacts

2 Degrees Celsius Video
• The Pope Says it’s a problem
• President Obama’s Plan
• Skeptics:
– John Coleman
– Senator James Inhoffe
– Mark Morano vs Bill Nye

Minimum Wage
• Democrats:
– Favor/Increase the minimum wage to help
workers
– President Obama’s plan
• Republicans:
– Oppose/Do not raise the minimum wage
because it hurts businesses
– http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0774473.html

Link to All Countries Minimum Wage

The Problems with Increasing the M
• Wal-Mart Story
• Yearly Salary:
– $7.25 per hour
– $10.10 per hour
– $15 per hour

• The following slides are taken from
President Obama’s official website

Healthcare
• Democrats:
–Government should allow universal
access to healthcare
–The Affordable Care Act-March 2010-Oba
• Republicans:
–Private insurers are preferable to
government controlled system

Stronger Consumer Rights and
Protections
• 105 million Americans no longer have lifetime
dollar limits on their coverage.
• More than 129 million Americans with pre-
existing conditions can no longer be denied
coverage or charged more because of their
health.

More Affordable Coverage
• Insurance companies have to spend at least 80
percent of your premium dollars on health care.
If they don't meet the standard, they have to
provide rebates to consumers — and millions of
consumers have received $1.9 billion in
rebates.
• Since the Affordable Care Act was enacted,
health care prices have risen at the slowest
rate in nearly 50 years.

Better Access to Care
• After five years of the Affordable Care Act,
more than 16 million Americans have gained
health coverage, and the nation’s uninsured
rate is now the lowest ever recorded. 137
million Americans with private health coverage
are now guaranteed preventive services
coverage with no cost sharing, including 55
million women and 28 million children.
• Since 2010, 5.7 million young adults have
gained coverage due to the ACA’s provision
allowing young adults to remain on a parent’s
plan to age 26 and its broader expansion of

Stronger Medicare
• More than 9.4 million seniors and other people
with Medicare have saved more than $15 billion
on their prescription drugs.
• More than 39 million seniors received one or
more free preventive services.

Why do Republicans Hate
Obamacare?

Joni Ernst-Iowa Senator
Republican
• “We’re looking at Obamacare right now. Once we start with
those benefits in January, how are we going to get people off of
those? It’s exponentially harder to remove people once they’ve
already been on those programs…we rely on government for
absolutely everything. And in the years since I was a small girl
up until now into my adulthood with children of my own, we
have lost a reliance on not only our own families, but so much
of what our churches and private organizations used to do.
They used to have wonderful food pantries. They used to
provide clothing for those that really needed it. But we have
gotten away from that. Now we’re at a point where the
government will just give away anything.”

Taxes
• 16th
Amendment to the US Constitution-1913

• What is an income tax?
• What is a graduated income tax?
• Why does the government need to
impose an income tax?
• President Obama’s tax plan

Taxes
• Democrats:
– Increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for public
programs
• Republicans:
– Cutting taxes for everyone helps the economy
– Trickle Down Theory

Income Tax Bracket History of US
• 1913-2013

Death Penalty
• Democrats:
– Oppose/It is not a deterrent and innocent
people are in jeopardy
• Republicans:
– Favor/The death penalty is necessary and
effective in deterring people from committing
crimes

Average Time on Death Row
• The average time that elapses between
sentence and execution has risen from six
years in the mid-1980s to??
• 16.5 years now
Forbes Article

Methods of Execution in US
• Lethal Injection
• Electrocution
• Gas Chamber
• Firing Squad
• Hanging
• Source
• Lethal Injections Explained Video

History
• Furman v. Georgia, (1972)
• In this case, the court found the death
penalty to be unconstitutional on the
grounds of cruel and unusual punishment
in violation of the 8th to the United States
Constitution.
• http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/
dpusa.htm

Gay Marriage
• Democrats:
– Favor-Gays rights and marriage are civil
rights
– 14th
Amendment-Equal protection of the laws
• Republicans:
– Oppose-Marriage is a sacred bond between a
man and woman
– Many consider it a sin

• As of June 26, 2015, same-sex marriage
is now legal in all 50 US stats
• Obergefell v. Hodges is the case in
which the Supreme Court held in a 5–4
decision, that the right to marry is
guaranteed to same-sex couples
• Decision is based on Due Process
Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of
the 14th
Amendment to the US Constitution

24
by Court Decision
Alaska (Oct. 17, 2014), Arizona (Oct. 17, 2014), California (June 28, 2013), Colorado
(Oct. 7, 2014), Connecticut (Nov. 12, 2008), Idaho (Oct. 13, 2014), Indiana (Oct. 6,
2014), Iowa (Apr. 24, 2009), Kansas (Nov. 12, 2014), Massachusetts (May 17, 2004),
Montana (Nov. 19, 2014), Nevada (Oct. 9, 2014), New Jersey (Oct. 21, 2013), New
Mexico (Dec. 19, 2013), North Carolina (Oct. 10, 2014), Oklahoma (Oct. 6, 2014),
Oregon (May 19, 2014), Pennsylvania (May 20, 2014), South Carolina (Nov. 20, 2014),
Utah (Oct. 6, 2014), Virginia (Oct. 6, 2014), West Virginia (Oct. 9, 2014), Wisconsin
(Oct. 6, 2014), Wyoming (Oct. 21, 2014)
8
by State Legislature
Delaware (July 1, 2013), Hawaii (Dec. 2, 2013), Illinois (June 1, 2014), Minnesota
(Aug. 1, 2013), New Hampshire (Jan. 1, 2010), New York (July 24, 2011), Rhode
Island (Aug. 1, 2013), Vermont (Sep. 1, 2009)
3
by Popular Vote
Maine (Dec. 29, 2012), Maryland (Jan. 1, 2013), Washington (Dec. 9, 2012)
Washington, DC legalized gay marriage on Mar. 3, 2010, the date marriage licenses
became available to same-sex couples.

Defense of Marriage act
(DOMA)
• Passed while Congress was controlled by
the Republicans (1996)
• Granted states right to not recognize
same-sex marriages that were granted
under the laws of other states
• Ruled unconstitutional in 2013-Windsor v.
United States

• The next several slides will look at the
trends in the US in regards to support for
gay marriage by specific groups of people
• Source

Legalization of Marijuana
• Why legalize?
• Why keep it illegal?
• Why legalize it for medicinal use?

Legalization of Marijuana
• Majority of both parties still oppose the
legalization of marijuana for recreational
use
• Democrats would be more likely to
support
• Legalization of marijuana for medicinal
use is more widely supported

Nine Things to Know About Legal
Pot

• Is marijuana as safe as - or safer than
-alcohol?
• President Obama’s Opinion
• Why I changed my mind on weed-Dr.
Sanjay Gupta

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Article
• In 1970, the Assistant Secretary of Health, Dr. Roger O.
Egeberg recommended that marijuana be classified as a
Schedule 1 substance
• It has remained that way ever since
• Egeberg stated as to why it should be a Schedule 1
substance:
• "Since there is still a considerable void in our knowledge of
the plant and effects of the active drug contained in it, our
recommendation is that marijuana be retained within
schedule 1 at least until the completion of certain studies
now underway to resolve the issue."
• Not because of sound science, but because of its
absence, marijuana was classified as a Schedule 1
substance.

• So is marijuana harmless?
• Link to answer
• Is marijuana addictive?
• Link to answer

Illegal Immigration
•What is immigration?
•What is illegal immigration?
•Why do people want to come to the US either
legally or illegally?
•Why do US citizens get upset about illegal
immigration?
•Why is it easy for politicians to ignore the
problem of illegal immigration?
•What is birthright citizenship?
•What are “anchor babies”?-Not a positive term
but the one that is used a lot

Legal Immigration Statistics
• 2013 - 990,553 people are granted lawful
permanent residence in the United States
• “Green cards"
• The top countries of origin are:
• -- Mexico (14%)
• -- China (7.2%)
• -- India (6.9%)
• -- Philippines (5.5%)
• -- Dominican Republic (4.2%)

• 2013 - A total of 779,929 people become
naturalized U.S. citizens
• The top countries of birth are:
• -- Mexico (12.7%)
• -- India (6.4%)
• -- Philippines (5.6%)
• -- Dominican Republic (5.1%)
• -- China (3.9%)
• Residents becoming naturalized citizens in
2013 had spent a median of seven years in
“green card” status.
• US Naturalization Practice Test

Illegal Immigration Statistics
• 2012 - The Department of Homeland Security
estimates that there are 11.4 million
unauthorized immigrants living in the United
States
• The top countries of origin are:
• -- Mexico (59%)
• -- El Salvador (6%)
• -- Guatemala (5%)
• -- Honduras (3%)
• -- Philippines (3%)

• 2012 - The top U.S. states where unauthorized
immigrants settle are:
• -- California (25%)
• -- Texas (16%)
• -- Florida (6%)
• -- New York (5%)
• -- Illinois (5%)
• Unauthorized immigrants to the United States
tend to be young (61% between ages 25-44)
and male (53%)

• 2013 - 662,483 unauthorized immigrants are
apprehended
• More than 64% are from Mexico
• 2013 - 438,421 unauthorized immigrants are
removed from the United States
• -- Repatriated to Mexico (72%)
• -- Repatriated to Guatemala (11%)
• -- Repatriated to Honduras (8%)
• -- Repatriated to El Salvador (5%)

President Obama’s Plan
• Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration
at the Border
• Deporting Felons, Not Families
• Accountability – Criminal Background
Checks and Taxes
• Streamlining legal immigration
• Under President Obama, more illegal
immigrants have been deported than by any
other President

President Obama’s Executive
Order-”Come out of the Shadows”
• November, 2014
• 1. Strengthen boarder patrol
• 2. Make it easier and faster for high skilled
immigrants to stay and contribute to US economy
• 3. Focus efforts on deport illegal immigrants that
are criminals
• 4. If you have been in US for five years or have
children who are US citizens, register, pass a
criminal background check and pay taxes, you can
apply to temporarily stay in the US

Donald Trump’s Plan
• Republican ideas:
• 1. Deport all illegals immigrants as they
broke the law
• 2. More border security
• 3. Build a wall

Five Immigration Myths
Debunked
• Video

Jose Antonio Vargas’ Story
• Watch “Documented”

War in Iraq/Afghanistan
• Democrats:
–Many favored Iraq War at first but
criticized President Bush for messing it
up
–Wanted a defined exit strategy during
the Bush years
–President Obama withdrew all combat
troops from Iraq in August 2010
–All US forces were out of Iraq at the end
of 2011
–Left too soon? ISIS took over

Democrats/Afghanistan-
Continued
• President Obama wanted to focus on
Afghanistan-Sent 30,000 more troops 12-2009
• Started US withdrawl from Afghanistan in July
2011
• Hopes to be out of Afghanistan by the end of
2016

• Republicans-Afghanistan
–Most everyone supported the War in
Afghanistan due to 9-11
–Afghanistan was not focused on as
much after the Iraq invasion in 2003
–Allowed Taliban and al-Qaeda to gain in
power over the years
–President Bush stated 8-21-06 that US
would not leave Iraq “until the job is
done”

Republicans/Afghanistan-
Continued
• Admitted to mistakes in Iraq and said it will
be a tough fight
• Hoped Iraq’s new gov’t and people would
eventually be stable enough for US
withdrawl
• President Bush pulled 8,000 troops out in
late 2008/early 2009

ISIS-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ISIL-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
• After the US left Iraq in 2011, ISIS, formerly
al-Qaeda in Iraq, moved in and has taken
over much of Northern Iraq and Syria(2014-
present)
– Obama started a bombing campaign on ISIS
targets in August 2014
– Obama sent 1500 military advisors back in late
2014
– Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has
criticized Obama for leaving Iraq too early-Link

Republican Candidates Plans
for ISIS

Race Relations
• Democrats:
– Strong anti-discrimination laws are needed
– favor affirmative action
• Republicans:
– People and businesses can be trusted not to
discriminate
– Many oppose affirmative action
• Affirmative Action Timeline

Flag Burning
• Democrat:
– Flag burning is political
speech and is
protected by the
Constitution
• Republican:
– Protect the flag from
burning by a
constitutional
amendment

Military
• Democrats:
– Cut military spending;
– Work with other nations and/or with support from
NATO and the United Nations
• Republicans:
– Increase military spending
– don’t be constrained by other nations or by NATO
and the United Nations

Prayer in School
• Democrats:
– Oppose/Violation of the separation between
church and state
– Does not uphold “freedom of religion” if we
have school sponsored prayer
• Republicans:
– Favor/It is a religious right and our Christian
heritage

Prayer in School
• Declared unconstitutional in 1962 in the
case Engel vs. Vitale

Separation of Church and State
• “Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof…” 1st
Amendment
• Known as the Establishment Clause
• U.S. Supreme Court’s 1947 decision of
Everson v. Board of Education-Next Slide

• ‘”The establishment of religion’ clause of the First Amendment
means at least this: Neither a state nor the Federal
Government can set up a church. Neither can pass laws which
aid one religion, aid all religions, or prefer one religion over
another. Neither can force nor influence a person to go to or to
remain away from church against his will or force him to
profess a belief or disbelief in any religion. No person can be
punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or
disbeliefs, for church attendance or nonattendance. No tax in
any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any
religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called,
or whatever form they may adopt to teach or practice religion.
Neither a state nor the Federal Government can, openly or
secretly, participate in the affairs of any religious organization
or groups and viceversa. In the words of Jefferson, the clause
against establishment of religion by law was intended to erect
a ‘wall of separation between church and state’.”

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