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The two major political parties are either Democrat or Republican. The political breakdown is important to knowing where you stand and what you will vote for in the next election.
Nowadays, it is important to know how different parties stand on certain issues. Here’s a political breakdown of the two major parties in order to know where they stand on issues relevant to us in 2020.
Liberal (i.e. Left)
Conservative (i.e. Right)
Representative Party
Democrat
Republican
Business
Increase regulation and worker protection
Ease regulation and keep government out of business
Taxes
Increase taxes
Cut taxes
Abortion
Pro woman’s choice
Pro-life
Social Spending
Increase spending to help low income, elderly, unemployed, or disabled people
Decrease or maintain the programs we have now. People should take care of themselves
Defense Spending
Decrease or maintain spending
Increase spending on defense
Death Penalty (Capital Punishment)
Ban
Maintain current penalty
Governement Size
Increase the government and use more socialistic policies
Reduce the government and use more capitalistic policies
World Peace
Negotiate first and only take military action if sanctioned by the U.N. and other world organizations
Work with world bodies and use negotiation, but take unilateral pre-emptive action if necessary to protect America
Same Sex Marriage
Leaglize
Ban
Affrimative Action
For (i.e. maintain race based preferences)
Againist (i.e. ban race-based preferences)
ANWR Drilling
Prevent the Alaska drilling
Pursue this and other domestic oil sources
Kyoto Treaty (agreement aimed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the presence of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.)
Sign this treaty
Don’t sign this treaty
Crime
Protect the rights of the accused first and foremost
Provide maximum punishment and protect the rights of the victim first and foremost
School Vouchers (a certificate of government funding for a student at a school chosen by the student or the student’s parents.)
End the program
Expand this program
Doctor Assisted Suicide
Allow
Prevent
Missile Defense
Get rid of this program
Pursue this program
Three Strikes Law (Mandatory life imprisonment if a convicted felon: (1) has been convicted in federal court of a “serious violent felony”; and (2) has two or more previous convictions in federal or state courts, at least one of which is a serious violent felony)
Overturn this law
Maintain and expand these laws
Minimum Wage
Increase
Lower or eliminate all together
Social Security
Increase age of beginning eligibility (to age 68- 70) and increase salary limits subject to tax
Privatize, i.e. allow citizens control over their money and allow stock investments
Health Care
Make it 100% government controlled
De-regulate and introduce free market reform
Personal Responsibility
Government needs to protect people from themselves
People should be responsible and held accountable for their own actions
Malpractice Lawsuits
Do not cap punitive and pain/suffering damage amounts
Cap punitive and pain/suffering damage amounts
Religion
Maintain seperation of church and state; prevent faith-based government initiatives
Introduce more religion in schools; allow faith-based initiatives