Liberals vs Conservatives Democrat Liberal Republican Conservative Liberals
Liberals vs. Conservatives
Democrat Liberal Republican Conservative
Liberals – Believe in big government • Setting rules for business • Setting rules for the economy
Ensure fair treatment for many groups • Especially the poor • Minorities: Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and others
Money • • • Wealthier should pay more taxes Worry about government spending Support government programs to help poor
Conservatives – Limit the government • • Conservatives stress ‘freedom’ More decisions without government interference
Reduce government • Reduce government spending • Cut taxes
State governments are better than federal governments
Democrat Liberal Loving Liberals Republican Compassionate Conservatives Conservative Meeting in the middle
“Loving Liberals” • Loving liberals implies wanting to help everyone • Clinton began movement away from liberalism – will the Democratic Party continue to be less liberal?
“Compassionate Conservatives” • Term used by George W. Bush to imply conservatives who still believe in some social issues • Some conservatives distrust the government in being the best way to solve social issues, but still want the government to control some behaviors or attitudes
• Many Presidential candidates must stay true to the roots of their parties political affiliations – and appeal to some of the issues of the opposing political party (to attract swing voters)
Democrat Liberal Republican Conservative Meeting in the middle
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