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Unit II Lesson 4
Political Parties in America: The Democrats
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Essential Question:• Why do Americans believe what they do about
politics and what role do families, schools and media play in the changing or perpetuating of these political beliefs?
• In what ways do Americans participate in their political system?
• How does participation vary among various racial, ethnic and socioeconomic groups in the nation?
• How have political parties developed, how are they organized, and what effect do they have on the political process?
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Now that you understand the political spectrum and terms like “liberal” and “conservative” we can begin to talk about the two major political parties in America: Democrats and Republicans!
Republicans Democrats
Anarchy
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First up The Democrats!First Up: The Democrats!
“Liberal”
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Democratic Voters Tend To: *Be More Racially Diverse. On average 90% of African-Americans and 65% of Latinos vote
Democrat. (Asian-Americans favor both political parties about equally)
90%
65%
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Democratic Voters Tend To: *Live on the East or West Coast or in “Urban Areas” (Big Cities). California, New York, and
other coastal areas have historically been solidly Democrat
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2012
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2008
“Urban”
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“Urban”
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First up The Democrats!More on the Democrats!
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Social Security
Medicare
Medicaid“Peachcare”
Affordable Care Act“Obamacare”
Democratic Voters Tend To: *Support more social-welfare programs. Democratic legislatures and presidents created Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) and have historically raised taxes on the upper class to pay for these programs
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*Believe in targeted tax cuts for the lower and middle classes. Democrats believe the middle class is the “economic engine” that drives America and support “progressive tax rates” that require the
wealthy to “pay their fare share”
“Progressive Tax Rate”
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Democratic Voters Tend To: *Be from the middle class and lower incomes (Refer to your last note for the reason why:)
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Four Notes to Go…
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Democratic Voters Tend To: *Favor greater government investment in clean energy. Democrats believe there is no way to “drill” to energy independence and instead support raising taxes on the
upper class to help subsidize wind, solar, and hydroelectric power
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Democratic Voters Tend To: *Be LESS likely to spend on “defense” (the military) and are MORE likely to spend on public education. Democrats would like to see a more balanced budget that directs
money away from the armed forces and towards American schools
Veteran Affairs
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Two Left…
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Democratic Voters Tend To: *Favor broader regulations on firearm ownership and support a ban on all assault weapons.
Democrats advocate increased background checks, mandatory waiting periods, and a full prohibition against the private
ownership of semi-automatic weaponry
“Gun-Control”
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Last Note…
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Democratic Voters Tend To: *Support Marriage Equality and are “Pro-Choice” regarding Abortion*. Democrats feel abortion is a decision best
left to a woman and her doctor and should be kept a legal “choice”. They also believe gays and lesbians should have the same legal rights as
heterosexual couples
“Pro-Choice”
“Pro-Marriage Equality ”
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Two Things to
Remember:
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REMEMBER I:
All of the things we talked about today are GENERALIZATIONS; there are
always EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE
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“Liberal” “Conservative”
REMEMBER II:
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First up The Democrats!That’s The Democrats!
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Tomorrow the Republicans!
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Democrats tend to attract more:
A.Liberals
B.Moderates
C.Conservatives
D.Individuals with no political ideology
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The strongest and most consistent group of supporters of the Democratic Party in recent
presidential elections has been:
A.Asian-Americans
B.African-Americans
C.Cuban-Americans
D. Indian-Americans
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Generally, the Democratic party’s electorate comes from which of the following groups?
A.Wealthy businessmen, Southerners, and Environmentalists
B.Rural voters, African-Americans, and the upper class
C.Jewish voters, Urban voters, and Hispanic-Americans
D.Minorities, Southerners, and those opposed to gay marriage
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A member of which of the following demographic groups would be LEAST likely
to support a Democratic candidate for president?
A.African-American
B.Urban
C.Upper income
D.Under thirty years of age
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