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Conservatives in the Political System

Conservatives in the Political System. Lecture 8 May 24. The Party System. Republican Party Libertarian Party Conservative Party Constitution Party. The Party System. The Interest Group Arena. Increase Lobbying Conservative PACs Decline in Grassroots Organizations. Pro-Life.

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Conservatives in the Political System

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  1. Conservatives in the Political System Lecture 8 May 24

  2. The Party System • Republican Party • Libertarian Party • Conservative Party • Constitution Party

  3. The Party System

  4. The Interest Group Arena Increase Lobbying Conservative PACs Decline in Grassroots Organizations

  5. Pro-Life

  6. Pro- Choice

  7. Gun Rights

  8. Gun Control

  9. Liberal Donors

  10. Conservative Donors

  11. The Electoral Arena • Major parties are becoming more coherent and polarized. • More effective recruiting and mobilizing. • Republican Party more successful in fundraising.

  12. The Activism

  13. Money

  14. The Presidency • Realignment • Republican Policy Commitments Defense Tax Cuts

  15. Republican Era 5 Republican Terms – 2-Democratic Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush George W. Bush

  16. The Supreme Court Two new conservative Justices. Roberts and Alito Some conservative decisions United States v. Lopez Planned Parenthood v. Casey Lechmere Inc. v. NLRB Some liberals too Lawrence v. Texas

  17. Changes in the Court

  18. Congress Congressional Majorities: House-1994 Senate-2002

  19. The Effects of a Realignment

  20. The Effects of a Realignment

  21. The Effects of a Realignment ██ Republican hold ██ Republican pickup ██ Democratic hold ██ Democratic pickup

  22. Two Majorities

  23. Two Majorities

  24. The Bureaucracy • National Security • Issue Network

  25. Policy Process • Welfare Reform • Tax Cuts • Volunteerism • Foreign Policy

  26. Welfare Reform • Decentralization • Personal Responsibility • Dismantling of the Welfare State

  27. Welfare Reform

  28. Freedom Corps • Volunteerism • Patriotism

  29. Tax Cuts Justice Economic Growth

  30. Why?

  31. Tax Cuts ·Making the tax cuts permanent would generate large, backloaded revenue losses over the next 10 years. Combined with a minimal but necessary fix to the government's Alternative Minimum Tax, making the tax cuts permanent would reduce federal revenues by almost $1.8 trillion over 10 years — and that's in addition to the $1.7 trillion of revenue losses already locked into law. By 2014, the annual revenue loss would amount to $400 billion, or 2 percent of gross domestic product — almost the size of this year's federal budget deficit. (Brookings Institution)

  32. Foreign Policies War on Terror Iran, Syria and North Korea Sudan AIDS Subsidies and Protectionism

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