Democratic and Republican parties

Question 1

what are factions

Answer 1

groups within a political party which take different views on some issues. They try to influence party policy. Their popularity ebbs and flows. They reflect divisions in parties. However, more recently, parties have a much narrower ideology than 40 years ago. There is more in party cooperation and less division.

Question 2

what the three sections in the democrats called for factions

Answer 2

liberal progressive
moderates
conservatives

Question 3

what are the three sections for the republicans for factions

Answer 3

moderates
fiscial conservatives
social conservatives

Question 4

liberal progressives

Answer 4

democrats

social and racial justice, lgbtq rights, free education, environmental issues, Medicare for all, gov intervention to achieve equality

eg Bernie sanders and elizabeth warren

g the congressional progressive caucus

Question 5

moderates

Answer 5

democrats

a public option for healthcare, minority rights but cautious about large reform of police, make college affordable, tax reforms for middle class, measures to reduce climate change, liberal but willing to compromise

eg Joe Biden

EG New Democrat coalition caucus

Question 6

Conservatives

Answer 6

democrats

neo conservative on economy, concerned about growth of state, less supportive of lgbtq rights, want to reach bipartisan agreements with midline republicans

eg Joe Machin who supports gun control but was the only demorat to vote for Brett Kavanaugh in SC nomination

they arent very common anymore

Question 7

moderates (republican)

Answer 7

want bigger role of the state, unwilling to go against Obamacare as a whole, lower taxes, more tolerant on liberal views on rights, increasingly rare

eg susan collins

eg tuesday group

Question 8

Fiscal conservatives

Answer 8

republican

cutting size of gov, reduce taxes, social and moral issues come second to economic issues, eg trumps promise to reduce lower taxes, keep to repeal Obama care

eg rand paul

eg freedom caucus

Question 9

social conservatives

Answer 9

strong supporters of heterosexual marriage, pro-life, favour death penalty, strong links to religious right, defenders of the second amendement

eg ted cruz

eg republican study committee

Question 10

what do liberal progressives think about society

Answer 10

• abolition of death penalty
• end mandatory min sentences
• closing down nuclear power plants
• banning fracking
• legalising weed
• gun control
• reform of campaign finance: want to limit the max amount that can be raised and spent by candidates

Eg Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: disaproves of Joe Biden because he doesn’t have the radical drive to solve problems in the USA eg remodalling the economy to make it a fairer society

Question 11

what are conservative democrats also known as

what did they think of obama care

Answer 11

Blue dog democrats

didn’t support the affordable care act which meant that obama had to drop a lot of the more radical changes than obama wanted. Cons didn’t like that the public health insurance was so expensive. They dont want to make spending promises of moderate democrats