Republicans
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- Created on: 08-06-14 16:12
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- Republicans
- Neo Cons
- The end of the cold war in 1991 left the USA as the world's only superpower
- The military power of the USA was now unchallenged
- USA should use power to spread American values like freedom and democracy all around the world
- USA should be prepared to use military power to strike pre-emptively against any threatening group or regime
- George Bush with 9/11
- Moderate/ Liberal
- More willing to accept state intervention to correct the abuses of capitalism and help the poor including safety nets for the poor
- More willing to accept moves towards racial equality and even gender equality
- More willing to take less conservative approach on issues like abortion, gun control and the death penalty
- Great influence in the early 70s
- Religious Right
- Pro life, anti abortion, many want to limit or ban abortion
- Anti homosexuality, it is unnatural and harmful to family life
- Against embryonic cell research
- In favour of prayer in schools
- Against sex education in schools
- Against gun control, affirmative action and state welfare
- Traditional
- Support for the capitalst system
- Support the rights of the individuals and business to operate freely without restraint and with no government interference
- Low taxes - take as little money off the people as possible
- Limited government
- Should not interfere in the workings of the economy and business and lives of ordinary people by restricting of restraining them
- Anti - federalism
- Try to protect the rights of the states and localities to make their own decisions agisnst the interference of the government
- Isolationist
- Did not want to be involved in foreign wars or conflicts like WWII until Eisenhower
- Eisenhower got involved in the Korean War to stop Communism
- Did not want to be involved in foreign wars or conflicts like WWII until Eisenhower
- Anti Communism
- Active foreign policy to stop communism around the word
- Eisenhower got involved in the Korean War to stop Communism
- Active foreign policy to stop communism around the word
- Social Conservatism
- Traditional values, traditional family values and religious morality
- Support for the capitalst system
- Tea Party
- Return to the original ideas of the Founding Fathers - limited federal government
- Restrict the powers and activities of the central government
- Reduce and simplify taxes so people get to keep more of their own money
- Reduce amount of government spends on interfering with people's lives
- Balanced budgets so that the governments do not borrow and put the nation in debt
- The New Right
- Fiscal conservatives
- Reduce taxes to free up people to spend as much money as they wished
- Reduce the role of the government, getting the government off the backs of the people
- Balanced budgets so the government must only spend what it raises in taxes and never borrow
- Free markets without restriction so no restriction on business
- Anti welfare, people should never depend on the state for help and they should provide for themselves
- Supply side economics, if you cut taxes then people will work harder to earn more money and in the long run government tax revenues go up
- Social conservatives
- Restoring authority of parents, teachers, the police and those in power
- Traditional family values, no homosexuality, sex before marriage, co-habitation and women's rights
- Traditional moral and religious values, pro life and anti abortion
- Appeared in 70s to oppose the moderates in the party
- Fiscal conservatives
- Neo Cons
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