Republicans vs共和党人与. Democrats Quaker Valley School .pptVIP

Political Parties Republican vs. Democrat What does it mean to be a Republican? What does it mean to be a Democrat? Republican vs. Democrat Small Government Lower Taxes National Security Family Values Favor 2nd Amendment Free Market Capitalism Pro-Life Large Government Higher Taxes Individual Rights Gay Rights Gun Control Environmental Issues Pro-Choice Democrat vs. Republican Elephant In a cartoon that appeared in Harpers Weekly in 1874, there was a donkey clothed in lions skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo. One of those animals, the elephant, was labeled “The Republican Vote.” Donkey The Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jacksons 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called him a jackass (a donkey), and Jackson decided to use the image of the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters. Conservative vs. Liberal “Conservative” What does it mean to be conservative? “Liberal” What does it mean to be liberal? Is our country red?? or blue?? Or Purple?? * * Political Symbolism “Moderate” What does it mean to be moderate? Left Center Right Where do they stand on today’s issues?? Liberal Conservative Moderate/ Centrist Green Libertarian Democrats Republicans *