Key Values, Ideologies, Traditions + Policies Of Democrat Party Flashcards
What are four key policy stances for democrats?
-big gov
-liberal
-environmentalists
-immigration
What do the dems believe about big government? - 1
-large gov programmes necessary to loft the poorest out of poverty
-bigger gov enables individual enterprise + freedom
What is a key part of this bigger gov?
-higher taxes on the wealthy
-this is acceptable to fund social welfare
What is an example of this?
-2020 pledged ‘take action to reverse Trump’s tax cuts benefiting the wealthiest - make sure wealthy pay their fair share of taxes’
How are the democrats becoming more liberal? - 2
-belief in + support for pro-choice, single sex marriage, gun control + wider equal rights programmes
How are the democrats more liberal regarding gun control?
-argue second amendment isn’t sacrosanct
What is an example of their view on gun control?
-belied they should expand + strengthen background checks on those purchasing firearms
-2022 Biden passed Bipartisan Safer Communities act BSCA - first signif gun safety law in nearly 30yrs
What did Biden and his VP do regarding gun safety?
-est first ever White House office of gun safety prevention led by VP Harris
-took nearly 40 gun safety executive actions
What is the Democrat policy on environmentalism? - 3
-environmentalism + climate change very real + imminent dangers
-USA needs ‘green deal’ urgently
What is an example of combating climate change?
-Obama - dep of transportation + EPA issued new fuel-econ standards
What else has Obama done to help the environment?
-instructed environmental protection agency take steps regulate CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants
What is the democrats stance on immigration? - 4
-human + sensible reforms to immigration system
-incl. support measures like the DACA policy + DREAM act to regulate status of many immigrants
What is an example of this?
-2021 Biden rebuilt US refugee admissions program after Trump decimated it
-now on track to admit over 100k refugees 2024
