Political Parties
Republican vs.
What does it
mean to be a
Republican?
Democrat
What does it
mean to be a
Democrat?
Republican vs.
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Small Government
Lower Taxes
National Security
Family Values
Favor 2nd Amendment
Free Market Capitalism
Pro-Life
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Democrat
Large Government
Higher Taxes
Individual Rights
Gay Rights
Gun Control
Environmental Issues
Pro-Choice
Political Symbolism
Democrat
Donkey
The Democratic donkey was first
associated with Democrat
Andrew Jackson's 1828
presidential campaign. His
opponents called him a jackass
(a donkey), and Jackson decided
to use the image of the strongwilled animal on his campaign
posters.
vs.
Republican
Elephant
In a cartoon that appeared in
Harper's Weekly in 1874,
there was a donkey clothed in
lion's skin, scaring away all
the animals at the zoo. One of
those animals, the elephant,
was labeled “The Republican
Vote.”
Conservative vs.
Liberal
“Conservative”
“Moderate”
“Liberal”
What does it
mean to be
conservative?
What does it
mean to be
moderate?
What does it
mean to be
liberal?
Left
Center
Right
Where do they stand on today’s issues??
Democrats
Republicans
Moderate/
Centrist
Liberal
Green
Conservative
Libertarian
Is our country red??
or blue??
Or Purple??