comparison of policies

Question 1

areas of similarity, tories and reps

lower taxes for both business and individuals

Answer 1

• 2018, trump cut income tax and the corporate tax rate
• tories have cut taxes where possible, thatcher reduced income tax from 83% to 60% in 1980

Question 2

areas of similarity, tories and reps

strong armed forces

Answer 2

• trumps first term, military budget from $600 to $700billion
• uk, tories committed to renew trident programme

Question 3

areas of similarity, tories and reps

strong nation state

Answer 3

• trump came to power on an ‘america first’ platform
• same can be seen with euroskeptics in the tories, desire to bring back control of eu

Question 4

areas of similarity, labour and dems

reducing economic gap

Answer 4

• both want to reduce gap
• labour 2019 manifesto pledged to introduce a new 45% income tax rate starting at £80k
• dems made a pledge in 2020 to make wealthy pay taxes

Question 5

areas of similarity, labour and dems

better public services

Answer 5

• Blair - ‘education, education, education’, nhs spending up
• obama attempted to extend healthcare, affordable care act 2010

Question 6

areas of similarity, labour and dems

international cooperation

Answer 6

• bulk of labour was remain
• obama rejected bush’s axis of evil terminology

Question 7

areas of difference

policy

Answer 7

• reps more socially conservative than tories e.g. against abortion
• evangelical religious right hold considerable sway among reps
• many dems oppose ‘socialist’ healthcare plans advocated by its progressive wing
• in the uk, devotion to and protection of the nhs is a prerequisite
• political background of health is fought over areas of funding

Question 8

areas of difference

idelogy

Answer 8

• uk parties more ideological, labour party - webbs
• tories have embraced ideas of burke and ‘one-nation toryism’ by disraeli
• in the us, party labels are meaningless - both support a democaracy and republic