US PARTIES Flashcards
(46 cards)
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american rescue plan act
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introduced by biden in 2021
- over 1.9 trillion in aid and immediate support for those impacted by covid
- passed 219-212 in the house - all reps voted against
*POLARIZATION
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examples of republican gov intervention policy
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- 2020 = trump allows for oil and gas developments at a wildlife refuge in alaska
- support SNAP programme and food stamps (for those who most need it)
- ted cruz held a 21 hour filibuster in 2013 against obamacare
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values of conservative democrats and examples
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- socially conservatives (look at rep flashcard)
- don’t want the growth of the state
- less support for LGBTQ+ rights
- don’t want control on guns
- vote against obamacare and state intervention
- oppose economic regulation
- lower spending - minimal welfare
examples:
- BLUE DOG COALITION
- joe manchin
- jimmy carter
- colin peterson
*typically congress members from the south)
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title 42
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introduced by trump, allowed for the expulsion of migrants at the border to prevent the spread of COVID
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2 examples of republican economic policy being more interventionist
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- emergency economic etabilisation act - 700 billion relief in 2009 for banking supported by bush
- 2020 - republicans support the CARES act - 2.2 trillion to restimulate economy
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social and moral values of republicans
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- organic approach to society
- want a cohesive, christian society
- oppose progressive nature of social and moral issues
- emphasis on traditional social values (ie family and anti-permissiveness)
- anti-abortion, anti-gay rights, anti drug use, pro gun rights
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social and moral values of democrats
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- progressive social values and more change
- not as much emphasis placed on religion and traditional family values
- more permissive
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examples of politicians following democrats on social and moral issues
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- obama legislated in 2010 to allow gay people to serve in military
- repealed the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law - did not defend DOMA IN 2011
- promote LGBTQ members in congress (ie pete buttigieg)
- passed the civil rights act in 1964
- joe manchin resolution after dobbs v jackson
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examples of democrat economic policy
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- dodd frank wall street reform act
- american recovery and reinvestment plan act 2008 - susan collins point
- emergency economic etabilisation act 2009
- 2020 - CARES act
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examples of democrat gov intervention policy
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- american recovery and reinvestment act
- affordable care act 2010
- DAPA and DACA
- general election campaign of bernie sanders in 2016 advocated for free education, universal healthcare etc)
- bernie sanders promoted 2.5 trillion to build 10 million housing units in 2016
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examples of politicians following republicans on social and moral issues
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- trump attends an anti-abortion rally in 2020 (first president todo-so)
- reagan introduces “mexico city policy” requiring organisations receiving US health assistance to not provide abortion services (democrats reverse, republicans reinstate)
- obama legislated in 2010 to allow gay people to serve in military which trump reversed
- mark and patricia mccloskey - defence of 2nd amendment during 2020 protests
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ideas of republicans in general
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- neoconservative and neoliberal ideas
- the state must intervene in society
- but the state should not interfere in economy
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republicans on the economy
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- laissez faire economics
- roll back restrictions on curbing fossil fuels
- support taxation, but minimal
- protectionist economics
- meritocracy - low tax, small state
- private competition (privitisation)
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policies on the size of the government by republicans that aligns w their values
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- trump tax cuts and jobs act - corporation tax decreases from 35%-21% and lowers tax rates for most people
- trump cut the budget for the EPA by 31%
- rejection of american recovery and reinvestment act + dodd frank (want no regulation)
- trump allows for oil and gas developments in a nature refuge in alaska, which contradicted rules which had been in place for 60 years
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immigration policy by democrats that is deeply dem
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- obama introduction of DACA - 800,000 children who arrived illegally were allowed to stay
- biden support for DREAMERS
- obama introducing DAPA to expand DACA to 3.7 million people
- biden executive orders to end the family separation policy introduced under trump, allowing children to be separated from parents at the border
- biden ended title 42
- biden = US citizenship act = 11million undocumented immigrants have citizenship
- biden gets rid of muslim travel ban
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social policy by democrats that aligns w their values
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- sanders advocated to build millions of houses in 2016
- obamacare / ACA in 2010
- child and dependent care tax credit - expanded to up to $8000 in childcare and working support for parents
- inflation reduction act - pursue ACA
- “war on poverty” 1960s
- student loan forgiveness - cancel up to $20,000 in student debt
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why are there so many factions of parties
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- geographical diversity of the US
- there is no national party you swear to
- parties are so large - they are naturally divided anyways
- congress members purely focus on what the public want - no unity among themselves
- but, when parties are in opposition, they are forced to unify / compromise
- LOCALISM
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democrats on the economy
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- the economy should help to finance a welfare state
- empowering economic role of state
- increase in taxation
- buffett rule - millionaires should pay an equal share in taxation (economic obligation of the rich)
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ideas of democrats in general
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- there should be a larger state - interventionist state (more welfare and general support)
- progressive on social and moral issues
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foreign policy by either party which was more bipartisan / not typical party policy
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- obama approved military action in libya in 2011
- obama launched 560 drone strikes against pakistan, somalia etc - 10x more than bush
- AUKUS treaty
4 obama asked for congressional approval to invade syria in 2013 and withdrew when he knew he would lose
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infrastructure investment and jobs act
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2021
- cost 1.2 trillion
- it invested over 110 billion in road and bridge construction
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social policy by republicans that aligns w their values
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- trump 2017 tax bill advocated to end obamacare individual mandate
- 2014 agriculture act - cut 8 billion of funding of food stamps for the poor to buy food
- 2017 = american healthcare act = scrapped obamacare individual mandate and reduced support for low income earners
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examples of policies which are typically democrat and typically republican which manchin has voted for
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typically dem:
- impeach trump
- opposed ACB nomination
- gun control
typically rep:
- opposed DREAM act
- support trump’s immigration
- support kavanaugh on the SC
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foreign policy by republicans that aligns w their values
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- trump exits the paris climate agreement + WHO
- trump withdrawing funding from ukraine
- trump’s first budget proposed $54 billion more in defence spending (10% more)
- trump making disparaging tweets toward north korea and nuclear arsenals
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biden's policy to the middle east / china
- ended the muslim ban
- increased talks over the iran nuclear deal
- maintains strong ties with israel (1.2 billion on war aid)
- took out american forces in afghanistan
- AUKUS treaty
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republicans on government intervention
- negative freedom and limited government / state intervention
- support individualism / self help
- oppose a welfare state
- state has some responsibility for social welfare
- the government should make a safety net for only the MOST vulnerable, but these should not erode individual control
- condemn dependency culture and believe welfare programmes don't incentivise people
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values of fiscal conservatives and examples
- reduction in gov spending / small state
- low taxation
- minimal government regulation
- balanced budget
- repeal obamacare and health spending
- business friendly
key people:
- rand paul
- matt gaetz
- marjorie taylor greene
- FREEDOM CAUCUS (from tea party)
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welfare / social policy by either party which was more bipartisan / not typical party policy
1. hillary clinton argued that the single-payer healthcare under sanders was unaffordable
2. introduction of romney-care in massachussets
3. the dems introduced a farm bill cut in 2017, but this was 40% lower than what republicans wanted
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policies on the size of the government by either party which was more bipartisan / not typical party policy
1. no child left behind act - government control on immigration
2. obama cut taxes for middle classes
3. chips and science act - 17 reps supported over 280 billion investment in innovation
4. 2020 CARES act under trump - 2.3 trillion for coronavirus relief
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values of liberals and progressives and examples
- social justice - anti death penalty
- pro LGBTQ rights
- pro-environment (ie fracking, carbon emissions)
- expansive state (ie medicare) for equality of opportunity
- pro-abortion
- support recreational drug use
- anti-gun rights
- tax the richest 1%
- free college education
- more socialist in nature (ie housing)
examples:
- CONGRESSIONAL PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS (100 members in 2016)
- aoc
- obama
- bernie sanders (2016 general election)
- elizabeth warren 2020 campaign (on minimum wage etc)
- the squad
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values of social conservatives and examples of people
- traditional marriage values
- pro life (ie rand paul wanted to give personhood to embryos)
- oppose gov intervention
- strong on law and order (ie pro death penalty)
- defend gun rights
- supporters of christianity
- oppose recreational drug use
- foreign interventionist policy
examples:
- ted cruz
- marco rubio
- mike pence
- REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE
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values of moderate democrats and examples
- both public and private healthcare
- environmentalism
- tax reform for middle classes
- minority rights
- taxes on corporations
- more rolled back on state spending (liberal ideas are too expensive)
examples:
- joe biden
- hiliary clinton
- bill clinton
- NEW DEMOCRAT COALITION CAUCUS (100 members)
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inflation reduction act
2022
- cost 437 billion
- reduces inflation
- $360 billion in climate and energy investments
- would expand ACA
- also introduced provisions to reduce drug prices / perscription
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foreign policy by democrats that is deeply dem
1. obama new start 2010 - multilateralism + strong alliances
2. obama = first president to visit cuba in 80 years
3. biden support for ukraine provided over $75 billion in aid
4. biden rejoining the paris climate agreement + WHO (reduce greenhouse gas by 50% by 2030)
5. 2015 iran nuclear deal
*dems prefer diplomacy and sanctions and multilaterialism over military action
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3 factions of republicans
1. moderate republicans
2. fiscal conservatives
3. social conservatives
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values of moderate republicans and examples of people
- bigger role for the state
- higher public spending on education
- won't entirely repeal obamacare
- lower taxes and deregulation
- fund abortion
- need controls on guns and environment
- support same sex marriage / LGBTQ community
- anti-climate change measures
examples:
- lisa murkowski
- susan collins
- TUESDAY GROUP CAUCUS
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silent filibuster
- senators sideline a bill to prevent a filibuster bc they recognise it is too polarized (try to have unity)
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give the 3 factions of democrats
1. liberals and progressives
2. moderates and centrists
3. conservatives
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3 paragraphs for if the party is over / not over
1. strength of a 2 party system
2. controlling congress
3. controlling elections
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describe the differing extent of compromise among factions of democrats
liberal / progressives:
- dislike a middle ground approach and do not like to compromise
moderate democrats:
- have liberal values, but will compromise on specific values
conservative democrats:
- will often reach bipartisan compromise with republicans
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immigration policy by either party which was more bipartisan / not typical party policy
1. republicans support the no child left behind act by bush
2. obama deported 2.5 illegal immigrants, more than 20th century presidents put together - "deporter in chief"
3. business focused / moderate republicans believe in immigration being good for the economy
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describe the differing extent of compromise among factions of republicans
moderates:
- will easily compromise with moderate democrats bc values overlap
fiscal:
- refuse to co-operate with dems on bipartisan legislation (ie john bochner resigned in 2015 bc he didn't want to do bipartisan deals)
social:
- limited prospect of co-operation
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examples of republican economic policy
1. rejected the dodd frank wall street reform act of 2010 - don't want financial regulation
2. trump 'america first' tariffs on chinese steel goods - 125% (gary cohen and 127 republicans point)
3. tax cuts and jobs act 2017 (cut tax, cut medicaid, cut EPA)
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immigration policy by republicans that aligns w their values
1. trump travel ban - ban nationalists from iran, iraq, syria for 120 days
2. title 42
3. trump withdrew funding for sanctuary cities (but was challenged in SF v trump)
4. eric cantor defeated by dave brat in primaries for his soft stance on immigration
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democrats on government intervention
- support an enabling, interventionist state
- help people help themselves
- positive freedom
- more social welfare - the state has a responsibility in education, health etc
- the government should help illegal immigrants
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policies on the size of the government by democrats that aligns w their values
1. obama 'race to the top' initiative for education, funded by government
2. obama's introduction of minimum wage for federal contractors and the introduction of overtime pay for federal workers
3. american recovery + reinvestment, and the dodd frank act 2009 + 2010
4. inflation reduction act - 437 million in 2022
5. american rescue plan act 2021 - 1.9 trillion to helping covid (all reps voted against)
