Compare And Contrast Democrats And Republicans by Jolie Kaplan

Democrats

kaplanjolie17 — 2024-04-26 16:45:19 UTC

background: The Democratic Party was founded in 1828. Martin Van Buren of New York played the central role in building the coalition of state organizations that formed a new party as a vehicle to elect Andrew Jackson of Tennessee. The Democratic Party is often called the world's oldest active political party.

It supports social and economic equality, favoring greater government intervention in the economy
Democrats believe that we can reduce gun violence while respecting the rights of responsible gun owners. We believe we should expand and strengthen background checks for those who want to purchase a firearm
Democrats believe abortions should be legal
Democrats believe that rich people should pay more taxes than people with less money

republicans

kaplanjolie17 — 2024-04-26 16:45:26 UTC

Background: the Republican Party emerged to combat the expansion of slavery into American territories after the passing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. The early Republican Party consisted of northern Protestants, factory workers, professionals, businessmen, prosperous farmers, and after the Civil War, former black slaves

many Republicans believe in a more robust version of federalism with greater limitations placed upon federal authorities and a larger role reserved for those of the individual States
Republicans believe that abortions should be illegal and should not be aloud.
Republicans believe that they should be able to carry firearms no matter what
Republicans usually do not believe in the LGBT community, They mostly believe that there are only 2 genders