donkey is a symbol for the Democratic Party‚ and the elephant represents the Republican Party. Although both mascots are mammals that one can find in the circus‚ the similarities of these parties end there and creates a different type of circus in Washington DC. Both parties are very critical of each other. They have a great desire for power‚ and are always trying to steal the show. Though there are a few similarities between the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States‚ their views
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between the Democratic and Republican parties. These parties are said to be polarized parties. In this case‚ polarization is when political parties stand for a different position depending on certain topics. The United States cant seem to come to an agreement with anything because these parties are on two totally different pages in almost every aspect of the government‚ spending‚ racial and social issues‚ war and law just to name a few. The differences between these two parties has caused the government
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Confederacy. In the post-war period‚ slavery had been abolished which brought about much change in not only the social but economic aspect as well. There are many points from which the Civil War can be seen as revolutionary. In the political view‚ the Republican Party had dominated the political system for a long period of time. Economically‚ both the North and South had suffered from the costs of the war but had also prospered in certain areas. The greatest change may have been seen the social aspect where
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development of political parties‚ and the polarization is asymmetrical. Conflict displacement minimized polarization. During today’s society‚ conflict extension replaced this idea‚ causing the political leaders to disagree on policies such as LGBT rights‚ ensuring jobs‚ civil rights‚ and abortion. Today‚ government representatives cannot comprise with one another on virtually everything discussed‚ which causes polarization to increase. An example comes from the 2010 Republican democrat debate about
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Metropolitan areas that are mostly represented by democrats‚ especially Portland‚ have become a dominant political power in Oregon. Our informants argued thatthe voice of the conservative population from largely rural areas cannot reach the political decisions‚ and the bills that are pushed through by Democrats largely affects rural communities. As an insider who observed state politics‚ interns had a deeper understanding of Oregon politics than the average voter. To explore these two conceptions
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In today’s government‚ there are two major political parties‚ the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Both parties choose candidates who they foresee running the country in a way that represents their party. These two parties differ in many ways. They have opposing beliefs and fight for different causes. Some of the issues that the parties opinions differ on are; the rights of abortion‚ gay marriage‚ taxes‚ military funds‚ and gun rights. Abortion has been a remaining question about if it
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[pic] [pic]Willard Mitt Romney 64 Years old Republican Formerly the Governor of Massachusetts Currently Retired Pros; Mitt Romney is a strong debater‚ an impressive campaigner‚ and a skilled fund raiser. He has assembled an effective and out front Presidential campaign for 2012. He clearly takes being a candidate very seriously. Mitt Romney’s tax plan is the most practical and pragmatic which is why we wrote "Finally‚ a candidate steps up and offers a proven‚ tested‚ and verified solution to
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in Senate. Sponsored by Senator Patty Murray‚ "Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012"‚ was thought to be a sure pass. The vote was 58-40; only 2 more votes were needed to pass this bill. This bill was effectively killed on the Senate floor by the Republican party on September‚ 19‚ 2012. The "Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012" was meant to tackle feelings of uselessness by giving our overqualified heroes an opportunity to work in fields appropriate to their abilities (For example police‚ firemen‚ armed
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people to know that AIDS can happen to anyone. In her speech she said‚ “It [AIDS] does not care whether you are Democrat or Republican; it does not ask whether you are black or white‚ male or female‚ gay or straight‚ young or old.” In this speech‚ she was talking to the Republican National Convention. By comparing the two completely opposite political parties (Republicans and Democrats)‚ it shows that truly anyone can be victims of this disease. Fisher really made people think when she stated
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the 1980 election‚ the Republican Party was greatly divided by fierce ideological warfare and marred by the persistent efforts of liberals‚ moderates‚ and pragmatists to dismantle the Grand Old Party (GOP). After decades of festering dissatisfaction with a progressive government‚ a grassroots conservative movement was brewing below the surface of blue-collar America that
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