美国两党简介英文.ppt

Unit7PoliticalPartiesinAmerica

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点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本PoliticalPartiesTheDemocraticPartyLogo:donkeyTheRepublicanPartyLogo:elephant

点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本TheDemocraticPartyTheDemocraticParty,whichistheoldestandlargestpartyintheUnitedStates,grewoutofthe“Anti-Federalists”thatappearedafter1787.Itwasfoundedin1792,ledbyagroupofplantersandcapitalistsandaconsiderablenumberofsmallfarmers.ThomasJeffersonwastheleader.

点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本TheDemocraticPartyThemoreliberalpartyIdea:-GovernmentshoulddomoreforallclassesofAmericans.-TheyfavorastrongAmericansocialsystem.-Theyfavorstrictguncontrol.-Theyopposedeathpenalty.-Theysupportgayrights.Supporters:thepoorandless-privilegedAmericans

点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本InterestingfactsabouttheDemocraticPartyThesymbolofdonkeyissaidtohavestemmedfromAndrewJackson.Hisoppositioncalledhimajackass.Insteadoftakingitasaninsult,hechosetoadoptthisasasymbol.This,inturn,becamethesymboloftheDemocraticParty.TheDemocratsholdtherecordofcontrollingboththehousesofCongressforthemostconsecutiveCongresses.TheycontrolledbothhousesofCongressfrom1955to1981.

点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本TheRepublicanPartyTheRepublicanPartywasfoundedin1854byanti-slaveryactivistsandmodernizers.Afteritsestablishment,theRepublicanPartygaineditspoliticalpowerforthefirsttimein1860,whenAbrahamLincolnwonthepresidentialelection.Atpresent,theRepublicanPartyisthesecondlargestpoliticalparty.

点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本点击添加文本ThemoreconservativepartyIdeology-Asmallgovernmentandfreemarket-Advocatesstrongnationaldefense-Donotsupportwelfareprograms-SomeRepublicansbelievethatabortioniswrongandgaypeoplearesinners.Supporters:bigindustrialcapitalistsandwell-to-domiddleandupperclassTheRepu