Ryan A.

Long
Brittany Yandell
Honors Government
8/28/2014
Republican or Democrat: Whats the Difference?

What is a Democrat? What is a Republican? What is the difference? There are five main
differences.
Differences Republicans Democrats

Economically Favor a low taxation for all
Wages should be set by the free
market

Favor higher taxes for the rich
Wages should be set by the
Government

Government Authority Less government regulation More government regulation
Humanitarian and Social Community and social
responsibility
On an individual basis regulation
of justice and rights
National defense Want us to be prepared and
have a strong military
Want to descale the military
Education Believe all students should
mainly focus on English and
math and feel that a second
language be desirable
Feel as though mandates should
be made within unions and local
PTAs as to how kids should learn,
feeling like tests are an
interruption of class time

In what ways are they alike?

Likenesses Republicans Democrats
Security They both believe in wire
tapping

Both justify targeted killing