CALL TO ORDER

Do you think that you are a democrat or a republican? Why?

Political Party

• Political Party- An organization that brings together people with similar views on many issues to run campaigns, raise money, and get candidates elected that will represent them

America has two MAJOR political parties

The following slides will look at..

•Democratic Party

•Republican Party

•Third parties!

Democrat Symbolism (system of symbols)

COLOR

BLUE

Famous Democratic PresidentsJohn F. Kennedy Bill Clinton

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lyndon B. Johnson

Base of a Political Party

Base A demographic group that reliably

votes for a particular party

Democrat’s Base; Majority of minority populations

• African-Americans

• Hispanic Americans

• Muslim Americans

Democrat’s Base; Gay Population

Democrat’s Base; College Students

Democrat’s Base; College Students

Democrats on the Issues

Famous Republican PresidentsDwight D. Eisenhower Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt Ronald Reagan

Republican Symbolism (symbols of representation)

COLOR

RED

“G.O.P”

(Grand Old

Party)

Elephant

Republican Base; Wealthy Business Owners

Republican Base; Gun Owners

Republican Base; Christians against abortion

Republicans; Support Heavy Military Spending

Republicans; want harsher policies for illegal immigrants

General Stances of Republican Party

• Oppose Gay Marriage

• Support right to life (anti-abortion)

• Less spending on social programs like Welfare and Affirmative Action

• More freedom for business and less jobs provided by government