Political Parties: Similarities Between Democratic And Republican Parties

The American government and its people are divided between two main political parties. These parties are called the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. We also refer to these parties as conservative and liberal parties. While there are many similarities between the republicans and democrats, there are some key differences. Both the Democratic and Republican parties are private, non-profit corporations and are not actually official parts of the United States government. Neither party is mentioned in the Constitution. Both the Democratic and Republican parties exclude third parties from the presidential debates and both have even been sued for conspiring to exclude third parties from the presidential debates (“Tyler”). Also neither …show more content…
The republicans want to increase the military defense budget while the democrats want to make cuts in it. The republicans believe that raising this budget is the only way to “restore the health of a defense industry weakened by a combination of neglect and misguided policies.” Republicans also believe that this lowered budget has been a large contributor to the lower morale among members of the armed forces (“Republican Party”). The democrats want make cuts but they do want military pay and benefits to increase. They only seek budget cuts in the military as a way to lower the federal budget deficit (“Democratic Party”) Another difference between the two parties is their views on taxes. The Republican Party believes that the taxes need to be reduced but must be done in the right way. The party believes that budget surpluses have caused Americans to be overtaxed-a condition that is not only threatening their financial prosperity, but is also hindering (and possibly even reversing) growth to the country’s economy (Republican Party”). The Democratic Party believes in cutting takes for the working class and those in poverty, but not for the wealthy. They want to raise taxes for the