AP Ch. 5 - Democrats or Republicans?

Republicans

wants fewer federal programs and lower taxes; prefers local control

Democrats

supports government regulation of business

Democrats

promotes programs to improve conditions for minorities

Republicans

wants economic controls through market forces rather than government involvement

Democrats

supports expanded social welfare programs

Republicans

supported by business owners and managers

Republicans

leaders included Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan

Democrats

leaders included Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Franklin Roosevelt

Democrats

were the dominant party from 1800 to 1860

Republicans

were the dominant party from 1860 to 1932

Democrats

were the dominant party from 1932 to 1968

Republicans

generally people with conservative political views

Democrats

generally people with liberal or progressive political views

Republicans

the Right

Democrats

the Left

Republicans

represented by an elephant and the color red

Democrats

represented by a donkey and the color blue