US DEMOCRACY & PARTICIPATION

Question 1

List Harris financial policies

Answer 1

• mortgage assistance for first time buyers - 4 year plan, providing $25000 down payment and $10000 tax credit
• child tax credit - expanded to $3600 up from $2000
• Higher taxes on wealthy corporations - raise capital gains tax to 28% from 20% for those who earn more than $1 million
• Bigger tax deduction for small businesses - expanded to $50000
• ban price gouging at grocery stores

Question 2

List Harris social policies

Answer 2

• restore roe v wade
• ## focus on maternal care

Question 3

List Harris policies on international involvement

Answer 3

• interventionist policies - money to Ukraine, ceasefire deal for gaza

Question 4

List trump policies

Answer 4

• lower taxes/less regulation
• end birthright citizenship of undocumented migrants
• maintain corporate income tax rate at 21%

Question 5

What are different between usa and uk political parties

Answer 5

• uk has clear leader chosen by members whilst usa doesnt
• uk parties are organisationally strong in legislature whilst usa is opposite
• uk parties are crucial in candidate selection whilst usa have primaries/caucuses to choose candidates
• uk parties are key to fundraising whilst in usa candidates fundraiser for themselves
• in uk there is defined national membership (annual subscription, membership of local branch) whilst in usa party registration is for purpose of primaries/campaign donations
• uk operates multi party system (mostly in devolved regions) whilst us operate two party system with weak 3rd party

Question 6

List ideas of republican party

Answer 6

• infleunced by neoconservatism
• smaller govt (federal)
• lower spending -> trump condemned deep state
• oppose gay marriage, abortion and recreational drug use
• funding Ukraine becoming less popular
• protection against globalisation

Question 7

List key influences on Republican Party

Answer 7

• key policy areas -> immigration, gun rights, abortion, federalism, small govt
• neoliberalism - individual liberties (guns, babies), dismissive of progressive views, rejecting paternalism
• evangelicals - Conservative policies
• trump - cult following (populism), disillusion in working class, media echo chamber

Question 8

List factions in republicans party

Answer 8

• moderates - closest to common ground (most likely to agree with democrats) -> Main Street caucus
• social conservatives
• fiscal conservatives - right wing element -> tea party movement, freedom caucus