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Political Parties
Republican Views
Moral and Social Issues Role of the Government and The Trump Factor
the Economy Continuity v Change
They strongly oppose abortion In They favour limited government Trump claimed he was looking to
2020, Trump became the first intervention appoint a judge that would support
sitting president to attend an anti- overturning Roe V Wade
abortion rally They rejected the Reinvestment
Trump's wall proposal aimed to
In 1984, Regan instigated the Act 2009 which would have reduce illegal immigration from
Mexico City Policy, which provided a $787 billion Mexico
required non-governmental government stimulus
During the beginning of Covid he
organisations receiving US global
George W. Bush supported the refrained from providing support
health assistance to agree not to packages, but later yielded, and
provide abortion services. Obama Emergency Economic
introduced the CARES Stimulus
reversed this and Trump then Stabilisation Act 2009 which
Package 2020
reinstated it spent $700 billion on buying toxic
bank assets Trump demanded that NATO
In 2017, Trump issued an countries should pay at least 2%
They opposed the Dodd-Frank of their GDP to continue funding
executive order that banned
Wall Street Reform Consumer the organisation, which threatened
transgenders from serving in the foreign relations
forces Protection Act 2010 which
regulated Wall Street after the
Trump was willing to be
A couple that stood outside their financial crash associated with dictators like Putin
house with guns in the face of and Kim Jong Un
BLM protests were invited to In 2017, Trump withdrew the US
speak at the 2020 RNC from the Paris Agreement
They favour strong punishments In 2018, Trump introduced tariffs
for the use and distribution of on chinese goods - ‘America
illegal drugs First’ policies
Only 12 Republican senators Trump allowed oil and gas
voted for protecting development in Alaska in 2020
interacial/same sex marriage in after 6 decades of protection
2022
, Republican Factions
Libertarians Moderates Social Conservatives Fiscal Conservatives
They would have been Notable members They tend to focus on The Freedom Caucus
opposed to Trump’s include Senators Susan social and moral issues were central to the
border wall plans Collins and Lisa withdrawal of the
Murkowski, and They favour the death American Healthcare Act
The House Liberty
Caucus were opposed to congressman John Katko penalty, and oppose
the Bipartisan Budget Act abortion, generous Paul Ryan refused to
2017 The Main Street welfare provisions and become speaker unless
Partnership consists of tend to be sceptical he he the backing of 80%
The Chair of the House 70 members and about climate change of the Freedom Caucus
Liberty Caucus, Justin supported the Bipartisan
Amash, is also a member
Budget Act 2017 Rand Paul supports the In 2017, the Freedom
of the Freedom Caucus
social conservatives on Caucus sent Trump a,list
They are in favour of low abortion and proposed of 228 regulation it
taxation and tend to be giving foetuses and wanted removing
socially conservative embryos personhood pertaining to the
(essentially outlawing environment and
In 2020, Susan Collins abortion) corporations
criticised Trump for
removing the protection They are strongly Trump sympathised with
of transgender people in opposed to gun laws and the fiscal conservatives
the Affordable Care Act fervently defend the 2nd advocacy for reduced
Amendment government spending by
Recently the moderate reducing tax though the
faction has diminished, Ted Cruz cited the bible Tax and Jobs Act 2017
with the party becoming in his efforts to protect and through his 2020
more conservative within the right to bear arms election budget that
Congress proposed $4.4 billion in
Social Conservatives will spending cuts
also be unwilling to make
concessions on gun Rand Paul was opposed
laws, as they usually to the large defence
have support from the budget of $740 billion
NRA, which if removed
could lead to a primary Rand Paul has some
challenge from a more libertarian views, such as
conservative candidate his views on soft drugs
They are opposed to They are strongly against
recreational drugs, as bipartisanship - in 2015,
they have contributed to House Speaker John
an escalation of crime Boehner was forced to
resign after his work with
the Democrats
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