Democracy and Participation 6.6

Question 1

what are the similarities between the two party systems

Answer 1

• two dominant parties
• third parties have some say on regional levels

Question 2

what are the differences between the two party systems

Answer 2

• UK has a much stronger 3rd party system (72 lib dems)
• in UK, when they win, they win with a majority so can get stuff done even with opposition, not the same for US (divided government)
• 3rd party parties are really prominient in devolved places

Question 3

what are the similarities between the two party’s unity

Answer 3

US = whole party is divided into respective branches :. not as united
UK = quite unitary in its decision making (collective responsibility)
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US = factions IN the parties aren’t as visible to the public
UK = Conservative party and BREXIT, Jeremy Corbyn and New Labour, list goes on

Question 4

how are democrats and labour SIMILAR in WELFARE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Answer 4

• state interventionists
• affirmative action
• The provision of greater health care, access to education and benefits to help those who are most in need
• Labour Party made NHS, soooo yeah
• Democrats supported the Affordable Care Act and food stamps (SNAP).

Question 5

how are republicans and conservatives SIMILAR in WELFARE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

Answer 5

• more noe-liberalist economic view
• more on individual rights rather than collective rights (and even less on minority rights SHOCKKKERRRRRR)
• stressing on antipermissiveness and indiviualism
• hate everything that their opposition does (enemies to lovers trope?)
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  HOWEVER republicans are nothing liek the conservatives as they are far moer right wing ( conservatives still allow NHS to run)

Question 6

how are republicans and conservatives SIMILAR in ECONOMIC POLICY

Answer 6

• see government intervention in economy as a threat
• favour welfare reductions
• reducing taxes on the wealthy
• REDUCE MINIMUM WAGE ?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!? I can’t even afford this coffee man….

Question 7

how are labour and democrats SIMILAR in ECONOMIC POLICY

Answer 7

• governmetn intervention through keynesianism
• favour government expenditure to combat inequality
• Gordon Brown and Barack Obama attempted to stimulate the economy and protect jobs through a major increase of government expenditure.

Question 8

HOWEVER how could it be seen that ‘how are labour and democrats/ republicans and conservatives are SIMILAR in ECONOMIC POLICY’ is WRONG

Answer 8

• New Labour/ New Democrats seem to have some common group with their counter parts (especially with Blair and his decrease in trade union help: maybe the parties will become closer together)

Question 9

how are republicans and conservatives SIMILAR in MORAL AND SOCIAL POLICY

Answer 9

• resisted or opposed extension and protection of civil rights.

Question 10

how are labour and democrats SIMILAR in MORAL AND SOCIAL POLICY

Answer 10

• Adopt a liberal approach to civil rights.
• Labour Party created the Human Rights Act 1998
• Democratic Party crafted both the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act in the 1960s.

Question 11

HOWEVER how could it be seen that ‘how are labour and democrats/ republicans and conservatives are SIMILAR in MORAL AND SOCIAL POLICY’ is WRONG

Answer 11

• David Cameron legalised gay marriage (Nick Clegg has some explaining to do)