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Political Parties

Political Parties. 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

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Political Parties

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  1. Political Parties

  2. What does it mean to be a Republican? What does it mean to be a Democrat? Republican vs. Democrat

  3. 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 Republican vs. Democrat

  4. Elephant In a cartoon that appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1874, there was a donkey clothed in lion's 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 Jackson's 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. Political Symbolism Democratvs. Republican

  5. “Conservative” What does it mean to be conservative? “Liberal” What does it mean to be liberal? Conservative vs. Liberal “Moderate” What does it mean to be moderate?

  6. Left Center Right Where do they stand on today’s issues?? Democrats Republicans Moderate/ Centrist Liberal Conservative Green Libertarian

  7. Is our country red??

  8. or blue??

  9. Or Purple??

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