The Democrats and Republicans

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What is the general ideology of the Democrat Party?

  • Broadly progressive and believe in liberty and equality for all

  • They advocate for a large federal government in order to ensure equality

  • Strong enough to defend the nation whilst seeking peace

  • Supports issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion rights, immigration reform

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What are the three factions of the Democrat Party?

  • Liberals/progressives

  • Moderate democrats

  • Conservative democrats

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What are the main beliefs of the liberal/progressive democrats

  • They’re more left in the party and have a stronger desire to fight for social justice

  • They have a strong desire to regulate the economy, protect the socioeconomically disadvantaged and fight for workers and minorities

  • Many progressive are against the Roe v Wade Supreme Court decision and are for Oberfoell v Hodges which legalised same-sex marriage

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Give an example of a progressive democrat

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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What are the main beliefs of the moderate democrats

  • This is the largest group in The Democrat Party

  • They’re more centrist and are less critical of an unregulated economy however in times of crisis they’d support a bigger federal government - Obama care was a large expansion of the federal government’s role

  • They’re not as radical as the progressives so they wouldn’t support Sander’s Single Payer Act or free college tuition

  • They would try to ensure that the economy is both growing but also reducing inequality - Biden’s debt relief package included a $15 minimum wage as well as a millionaire tax to tackle wealth inequality

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Give some examples of moderate democrats

Biden, Clinton, Obama

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What are the main beliefs of the conservative democrats

  • Historically the Democrats were conservative but this is reducing

  • They’re socially and fiscally conservative

  • They’re the least supportive of LGBT rights and restriction on Gun reform

  • They tend to represent the Republican leaning states

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Give an example of a conservative democrat

Joe Machin

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Define congressional caucuses

A collection of members either party elected to the House or Senate; usually they attempt to advance a certain issue

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What are the functions of a congressional caucuses

  • Education - provide information to members on proposed legislation and policy briefings

  • Agenda setting - may work together to boost chances of particular issues getting onto the legislative agenda

  • Encouraging support - trying to get their legislation on the floor of each chamber

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Give some examples of congressional caucuses

  • Congressional Progressive caucus

  • New Democrat Coalition

  • Blue Dog coalition

  • Congressional Black caucus

  • House Freedom caucus

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What is the general ideology of the Republican party?

  • Limited government supporters

  • Political freedom

  • Strong military presence

  • Supports issues such as stricter immigration, pro-gums, cutting taxes, restrictions on abortion

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What are the main beliefs of fiscal conservatives

  • Strongly support a smaller role for the government in the economy and society - why they rejected the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (2009) which included federal stimulus due to their belief that it was too much government control

  • They can be socially liberal however

  • They can be considered as pragmatic in certain situations

  • They are found in the Freedom caucus

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Give an example of a fiscal conservative

Rand Paul

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What are the main beliefs of the moderate republicans?

  • Sometimes known as RINOs, they are more likely to support the need for welfare provisions and safety net welfare in order to preserve society

  • They favour a small federal government and are more socially liberal on key issues such as gay rights and abortion

  • Many moderates are apart of the Main Street Partnership caucus who were supportive of the Bipartisan Budget Act in May 2017 which included more federal spending

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Give an example of a moderate republican

Susan Collins

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What are the main beliefs of social conservative republicans?

  • They represent strong Christian views such as the traditional nuclear family and favour the death penalty

  • This is a growing group in the Republican party

  • They support the 2nd Amendment and oppose the usage of recreational drugs

  • They’re associated with the Republican Study Committee

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Give examples of a social conservative republicans

VP Mike Pence and Ted Cruz

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What impact has Trump had on the Republican Party?

  • Trump brought a new agenda to the Party by promoting an America First Policy and rejecting things like NATO and immigration. He also promoted a protectionist view with the border security with the ‘wall’ along the US-Mexican border

  • Manging to appeal to voters who feel disenfranchised by the new culture wars he gained an active and violent power base.

  • He strayed away from Republican actions with policies such as the Muslim country travel ban

  • His lack of scrutiny may be sue to his power base and the fact that republicans who go against him get primaried and loose - this may be why only 10 Republicans voted to impact him after Jan 6th

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What is the name of the republican who lost her seat to a Trump backed candidate, after being on the Jan 6th Congressional Select Committee?

Liz Cheney