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5.2 Political Parties in the USA Flashcards

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What is a ‘party system’?

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The typical structure of parties within a political system, the USA is termed a two party system

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What % of Republican voters thought the partisan issue of climate change was important to them?

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23%

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What % of Democrat voters thought the partisan issue of climate change was important to them?

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88%

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What are the 3 attitudes of the Republican Party?

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  • conservative attitude on moral and social issues
  • limited government intervention
  • acceptance of social welfare but emphasis on personal responsibility
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What is the Republicans attitude towards social and moral issues influenced by?

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Neo-conservatism

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What does the Republican wish to preserve regarding social and moral issues?

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Wish to preserve the organic society and wish want to prevent social fragmentation. They were uneasy about the societal and sexual revolution of the 1960s, they are against gay marriage and tend to oppose abortion.

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What did Donald Trump attend in January 2020

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The first President to attend an anti-abortion rally

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In 1984, what did Ronald Reagan do regarding abortion?

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Instigated the Mexico City Police, which required non-governmental organisations receiving US global health assistance to agree to not to provide abortion services

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What constitutional amendment are Republicans likely to support?

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Second Amendment Rights

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What version of society do Republican prefer?

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A society revolved around ‘family values’

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What type of freedom do Republican prefer?

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The idea that the state should have limited intervention into peoples lives

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What act in 2009 did the Republicans vote against?

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009), which provided $787billion stimulus after the Financial Crisis

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What should the state not do according to Republicans regarding social welfare?

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Handout excessive handouts that erode personal responsibility

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What was the impact of Donald Trump on the Republican party regarding foreign policy?

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He brought in an ‘America First’ foreign policy whereby the interests of America were the most important. This lead to trade wars with China, an undermining of NATO and a prioritisation to curb illegal immigration via Mexico

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What was Trump strong for?

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2nd Amendment Rights and low taxes

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What are the 3 attitudes of the Democrat Party?

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  • progressive on social and moral issues
  • greater government intervention in the economy
  • government provision of welfare
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How is the Democrat Party progressive on social attitudes?

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The idea of equality for all and modern liberalism runs through the Democrats.

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How do the Democrats deal with crime?

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Favour a mixture of punishment and rehabilitation when dealing with crime.

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What position do Democrats take on moral issues?

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Pro-choice stance on abortion and oppose any attempts to weaken it.

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What kind of state do Democrats prefer when running the economy?

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An enabling state

21
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What great event caused the Democrats to change their mind over the role of the state in the economy?

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The Great Depression of the 1930s.

22
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Which Democrat President saw the ‘war on poverty’?

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Lyndon Johnson. 1960s

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What are the 3 main democrat factions?

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  • liberals/progressives
  • moderates/centrists
  • conservatives
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What economic policies do progessive/liberal Democrats consist of?

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Universal healthcare, a broader scope of welfare provision and free college education.

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What movement are liberal Democrats associated around and what ideology does it link with?

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Centered around social justice and an increase in the equality of outcome

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What social issues are liberal Democrats keen on?

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Abolishment of the death penalty, pro choice and the most environmentally friendly. They want to legalise weed and control gun use in the USA

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What tensions exist between the liberal wing in the Democrat party and the others?

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All the Dem presidents in recent years have been moderates, AOC believes that moderate democrats lack the progressive drive in order to overturn USA society for the better

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What is the moderate Democrat view on healthcare?

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Favour adding a public option to healthcare (what Obama tried to do), but stop at offering free and universal healthcare as it is too costly

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What is the moderate Democrat view on climate change?

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Concerned about climate change and support measures to limit its impact. They joined the Paris Climate Agreement and have devoted $1.7billion to the cause (not as radical as liberal Dems)

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What is the moderate Democrat view on inequality?

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Oppose excessive inequality in society and propose modern liberal solutions such as a $15 minimum wage. Also concerned with homelessness and plan to build affordable housing over the next ten years

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What is the conservative Democrat view on healthcare?

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Oppose free and universal healthcare as it was too costly for the federal state. The conservative wing was the reason Obama failed in his attempt to reform the system

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What is the conservative Democrat view on social matters?

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Oppose same sex marriage and opposed the DREAM act

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What party will conservative Democrats be able to find bipartisan support from?

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Republicans.

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What are Blue Dog Democrats?

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A smaller wing of the Democrat party. They take more of an interest in rural affairs and seek to revitalise the rural community

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What are the 3 factions of the Republican party?

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  • moderates
  • fiscal conservatives
  • social conservatives
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What is the moderate Republican view on social matters?

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View same sex marriage and LGBTQ rights as being ok.

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What is the moderate Republican view on LBBTQ rights within universal healthcare?

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In June 2020, Susan Collins criticised the Trump administration for getting rid of discrimination laws within the Obamacare act

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What phenomenon has made moderate Republican more sparse?

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Party polarisation

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What ideology are fiscal conservatives Republican associated with?

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Neoliberals - they favour limited state intervention

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What Republican causes sits within the fiscal conservative faction and what did they do?

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The Freedom Caucus, and in 2017 attempted to influence Trump by sending him a lift of 228 regulations it wanted removing from the economy

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What act were fiscal conservative Republicans in favour of?

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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017

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What government department are fiscal conservative Republicans not in favour of limiting and what did it reach to in 2021?

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Defence, it reached $740billion in 2021

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What are social conservative Republicans associated with?

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Have a socially conservative stance on many moral and social issues, they are referred to as the ‘religious right’ or the ‘Christian right’

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What moral issues do social conservative Republicans stand on?

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Oppose abortion
Oppose homosexuality
Protect 2nd amendment rights
Sceptical about climate change

45
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What drugs are socially conservative Republican opposed to?

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Recreational drugs

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