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Post by broomhelga on Jan 24, 2004 12:56:22 GMT -5
could someone please explain the american political system to me please?
where are thse parties in relation to the left and right?
how can a republican party rule with democratic president and vise versa?
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rango
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Post by rango on Jan 28, 2004 11:32:35 GMT -5
In a nutshell, our government's powers are divided into three parts. Executive (President), Judicial (Supreme Court), and Legislative (House of Representatives and Senate). So that's the leader that often sets the agenda, lawmakers and law interpreters. Any can be either party or independant (rare because it takes buddies to get up in the ranks).
Generally speaking, the Democrats are liberal and Republicans are conservative. Liberals lean towards socialism to lessor or greator degrees, seeking governmental solutions to all ills. Conservatives lean towards capitalism, and favor smaller government with less intrusion.
There's room for agreement and the two do overlap quite a bit but the fundemental difference in how we view the government's role in our lives affects our interpretation of politics and who we favor, however the public is often not really tuned into specifics and tends to favor those who fit their bias. Each side tends to demonize the other and the extremists have a way of finding each other and make most of the noise.
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Post by broomhelga on Jan 28, 2004 17:32:22 GMT -5
thanx for your help
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Post by corky on Jan 30, 2004 18:35:25 GMT -5
good explanation. i never understood the american political system. in canada, our system of government is based on the british parliament, with the house of commons, and the senate. i have trouble just understanding that!
americans have an election coming up soon, don't they? is that for president, or just senators?
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