Compare And Contrast Republican And Democratic Parties

Although the Republican and Democratic parties share some similarities, there are far more differences between the two, because Republicans believe in individual rights, one flat tax, and are against pardoning illegal immigrants. Democrats believe in community and social responsibility, progressive taxes, and are supportive of illegal immigrants gaining citizenship easily. Almost half of all registered voters identify as Democrats or lean Democratic compared with only 44% who identify as Republicans or lean Conservative. The Democratic Party began around the time of America’s independence from British rule. The Republican party is younger than the Democratic party. It was founded in 1854 by people who were against slavery. Also, the philosophy of Republican leans more towards individual rights, individual freedoms, and individual responsibilities. In contrast, Democrats believe in a greater importance of equality and social and community responsibility. Republicans tend to prefer a small government. Both in terms of the amount of people that the government employs and in terms of the responsibilities and the roles that the government has in the community and society. Democrats generally prefer a very active role of the government in society and the community. They believe that a high involvement of the

They believe that the government should not garner higher taxes from wealthier people. They also believe that the free market should set the wages. Liberals support increasing taxes, or a tax system is which people with a higher income pay more in taxes. Conservatives support cuts in taxes for all people, whether they are poor or rich. Republicans think that a government that is smaller would need less tax revenue to sustain its own self. Most Conservatives are advocates of one rate of tax, where everyone pays the same percentage of their income in taxes regardless of their wealth or how much they