PoliticalPartiesInAmericaTheDemocraticPartyTheRepublicanPartySymbols·TheRepublicanPartywasfoundedin1854byanti‐slaveryactivistsandmodernizers.Afteritsestablishment,theRepublicanPartygaineditspoliticalpowerforthefirsttimein1860,whenAbrahamLincolnwonthepresidentialelection.Atpresent,theRepublicanPartyisthesecondlargestpoliticalparty.Introduction•TheDemocraticPartywasfoundedin1792byJamesMadison,whichistheoldestandthelargestpartyintheUnitedStates.Atpresent,theUnitedStatesisruledbytheDemocraticPartywithBarackObamaasthepresident.IdeologyoftheRepublicanParty•Moreconservative•Asmallgovernmentandfreemarket.•Eachpersonisresponsibleforhis/herstatusinthesocietyandthegovernmentshouldinterveneonlywhensocietyisunabletoactonitsown.•Believeineconomicgrowthbyfreeenterpriseandwantpeopletousetheirowninnovativeideasandtalents.•Infavorofdeathpenalty.•SomeRepublicansbelievethatabortioniswrongandgaypeoplearesinners.•Donotbelieveinstrictguncontrol.•Donotsupportwelfareprograms.RepresentativesIdeologyoftheDemocraticParty•Moreliberal•Favorastrongsocialsecuritysystem.•Believethatitistheresponsibilityofthegovernmenttotakecareoftheindividualcitizens.•Supportwelfareprogramsforthepeople.•Favorstrictguncontrol•Againstdeathpenalty.•Supportgayrights•Arguethattherightforabortionshouldbewithwomen.RepresentativesPartiesTheRepublicansTheDemocratsSymbols__________DonkeyIdeasconservative__________Economicideafree____________________interventionSocialissuesOpposelargegovernmentalsocialsecurityprograms__________astrongsocialsecuritysystemPoliticalsupportbusinessgroupsPoorerandless-privilegedpeopleElephantliberalmarketGovernmentSupportSummarizationOtherParties•LibertarianParty自由党AmericanIndependentParty美国独立党GreenParty绿党ReformParty改革党DemocraticSocialistsofAmerican美国民主社会主义者SocialDemocrats,USA社会民主党SocialistParty,USA社会党CommunistParty共产党NaturalLawPartyoftheUSA自然法律党ConstitutionParty宪法党NewParty新党Thankyou