Comparing Political Parties
argumentative Essay
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The major parties in the United States have been criticized for catering to the views of their most active partisans and, as a result, becoming too ideological. Do you think this criticism is valid? Answer this question by comparing the major parties today on the basis of the following: a. their demographic and regional composition b. their positions on the major issues before Congress and the president today, and c. their political philosophies. For several years, the United States of America has been criticized for catering the views of their most active partisans, causing to America become too ideological. With the given facts, the criticism towards the United States can definitely be seen valid. When comparing the democratic and republic parties based on demographic and regional composition, positions on the major issues before Congress and the current president, and political philosophies, it proves that most active partitions have catering views. …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the major parties in the united states have been criticized for catering to the views of their most active partisans and becoming too ideological.
- Analyzes how the united states of america has been criticized for catering the views of their most active partisans, causing to america become ideological.
- Compares the positions of the democratic and republican parties on major issues such as taxes, the role of government, entitlements, gun control, immigration, healthcare, abortion, and gay rights.
- Explains that a democrat's ideal philosophy is liberal and left-leaning, while the republican party is conservative and right-wing.
Democrats support progressive taxes i.e. they want high-income individuals to pay taxes at a higher rate. They support higher taxes on the wealthy to pay for public programs. Republicans support tax cuts for everyone (rich and poor alike). They consider higher tax rates on the rich a form of class warfare. There is greater overall support in the Democratic party for immigration, they believe that a moratorium on deporting or offering a pathway to citizenship to certain undocumented immigrants. Republicans are generally against amnesty for any undocumented immigrants. They also oppose President Obama's executive order that put a moratorium on deporting certain workers. Republicans also fund stronger enforcement actions at the
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