This PowerPoint describes the stance of Republicans and Democrats on several key issues and allows for time for discussion.

1. Political Party Stances

2. Immigration
• Democratic Stance
– Relax restrictions
– We are a nation of immigrants
– Contributions help our nation

3. Immigration
• Moderate Stance
– Allow limited immigration as long as it is
not a burden to nation’s resources

4. Immigration
• Republican Stance
– Keep immigration laws tough
– Immigrants take jobs away from
Americans

5. 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

6. Gun Control
• Republican Stance
– Anyone with no criminal record or
evidence of mental illness should be able
to own a gun

7. Democrat Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Democrats on the issue of
gun control.

8. Gun Control
• Democrat stance
– Ban hand guns and extremely restrict right
to own a gun

9. Moderate Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Moderates on the issue of gun
control.

10. Gun Control
• Moderate Stance
– Pass background check
– Get training
– Wait period

11. 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

12. Social Welfare
• Republican Stance
– Restrict number of social programs
– Give poor people no choice but too find
job

13. Democrat Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Democrats on the issue of
social welfare.

14. Social Welfare
• Democrat Stance
– Provide health care, housing, and food
money

15. Moderate Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Moderates on the issue of
social welfare.

16. Social Welfare
• Moderate Stance
– Invest in job training programs

17. 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

18. Federal Budget
• Moderate Stance
– Save the Social Security system
– Any extra money should go to cut taxes for
middle class and poor

19. Democrat Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Democrats on the issue of the
federal budget.

20. Federal Budget
• Democrat Stance
– Increase social programs and education
funding
– Increase taxes on wealthy

21. Republican Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Republicans on the issue of
the federal budget.

22. Federal Budget
• Republican stance
– Drastically cut taxes
– Especially for those people who make a
great deal of money

23. 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

24. Defense Spending
• Democrat stance
– Need les defense spending
– Money should go to education and social
programs

25. Defense
Spending
•Moderate stanceModerate stance
-We are strong enough to handle-We are strong enough to handle
any threat in the futureany threat in the future

26. Republican Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Republicans on the issue of
defense spending.

27. Defense Spending
• Republican Stance
– Need more defense spending
– It’s the only way to maintain our
military superiority
– For protection of our country

28. 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

29. Environment v. Business
• Democrat Stance
– Save the environment and compensate
businesses for loss of money.

30. Environment v. Business
• Republican Stance
– Keep businesses open and relocate
environmental areas to another location.

31. Moderate Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Moderates on the issue of
environment v. business.

32. Environment v. Business
• Moderate Stance
– Ensure that both the environment and
businesses are protected

33. 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

34. Trade v. Human
Rights
• Moderate Stance
– Cut back on trade with China to convince
China to improve its human-rights record

35. Democrat Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Democrats on the issue of
trade v. human rights.

36. Trade v. Human Rights
• Democrat Stance
– Force China to change by banning all
trade with China until it ends its human
rights abuses

37. Republican Stance
• As a class discuss the possible stance
taken by Republicans on the issue of
trade v. human rights.

38. Trade v. Human Rights
• Republican Stance
-Human rights violations are
regrettable but trade and economic
growth are more important

39. 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

40. Reflection
• Review where you placed check marks
on your chart.
• Do these results correspond with your
Political Spectrum Quiz?