Republicans 5.2 Flashcards
Key Republican Principles
Mix of neo-conservative and neo-liberal ideas.
Smaller role for the state compared to Democrats.
More traditional on social and moral issues.
Conservative Attitude on Social Issues
Influenced by neo-conservatism.
Preserve organic society, oppose moral relativism.
Informed by Christianity, clear rights and wrongs.
Opposition to Permissiveness
Against abortion, gay marriage, recreational drug use.
Uphold traditional values through law and order.
Abortion Stance
Strongly oppose abortion on moral and religious grounds.
Trump attended anti-abortion rally in 2020.
Support policies like the Mexico City Policy.
Law and Order
Support Second Amendment and tough law and order policies.
Mandatory prison sentences for serious crimes.
Condemn violence in protests, support self-defense rights.
Family Values
Focus on ‘family values’ and traditional nuclear family.
Religious right is a significant part of the party.
Traditional Values
Obama allowed gay people to serve openly in the military (2010).
Trump banned transgender individuals from serving (2017).
Republicans support traditional marriage and family life.
Government Intervention
Republicans prefer limited government (neo-liberalism).
Support private gun ownership for personal freedom.
Oppose publicly provided healthcare, seen as ‘socialist’.
Economic Policies
Favor laissez-faire economics and limited intervention.
Rejected American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009) and Dodd–Frank Act (2010).
Rollback environmental regulations to support industry.
Environmental Policies
Opened Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas development (2020).
Withdrew from Paris Agreement (2017).
Some Republicans skeptical about climate change.
Taxation and Social Welfare
Support some government intervention for social welfare.
Favor lower taxes but still support significant taxation.
Foreign Policy
Neo-conservatism supports nation-state and protectionism.
‘America First’ policies with tariffs on Chinese goods.
Use protectionist policies to protect US jobs.
Pragmatism in Crisis
Republicans support government intervention in crises.
Supported Emergency Economic Stabilisation Act (2009) and CARES Act (2020
Social Welfare
Support safety nets like Medicaid, TANF, and SNAP.
Prefer personal responsibility over dependency.
Healthcare
Oppose universal healthcare due to cost and state role.
Favour private competition in healthcare.
