Key Differences Between Democratic And Republican Parties

In the United States today, there is a democracy in place with two main political parties presiding over the nation. These two parties are the Democratic (liberal) and Republican (conservative) platforms. Many Americans are registered to vote for one of these two parties. Voting today is standard for all affiliations, where there is a primary, general and then presidential election. The final presidential election has historically consisted of a representative from each of the two main parties, with the 2016 presidential election posing Hillary Clinton (Dem.) against Donald Trump (Rep.). Both the democratic and republican platforms issue their stances on popular subjects and necessary topics to inform the general public what is supported by

Democrats and Republicans alike have the right to bear arms as stated by the constitution. But the key difference in the two parties is that democrats believe there should be limitations as to what type of guns may be purchased by citizens and that there should be extensive background checks. Liberals feel the government should be involved by requiring background and safety checks, and by barring citizens from purchasing heavy power guns and weaponry. Republicans feel all citizens should have the right to do what they want without heavy

The democratic platform feels that all who wish to become an american citizen should be given a viable path to gain that citizenship. Liberals fele there should be no hurdles to jump over or legislation barring good people from entry. They believe that all should have equal opportunity to become an American, especially those who are already in the country to get a better life, work hard, or get an education. But on the other side, republicans feel the opposite. The conservative party feels that immigrants are taking work away from the american people and hurting the economy while bringing new issues to the country. This has been seen in action throughout the 2016 presidential election, where the future president, Donald Trump, proposed finding and deporting all illegal immigrants and building a wall at the southern border of the US to help manage illegal crossings originating in Mexico. He has now been rumored to be building and testing wall prototypes, and rather than having the american people pay, he wants to bill the country of Mexico for the construction. A second recent example was the travel ban implemented a few months after the 2016 election. Trump passed legislation marketed as terrorism prevention and immigration safety by making travel to and from 7 Middle Eastern countries very difficult. This ban created additional checkpoints and screenings of people