1、Unit 7Political Parties in America,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,Bipartisanship,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,Political Parties,The Democratic Party Logo: donkey,The Republican Party Logo: elephant,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,The Democratic Party,The Democratic Party, which is the oldest and largest par
2、ty in the United States, grew out of the “Anti-Federalists” that appeared after 1787. It was founded in 1792, led by a group of planters and capitalists and a considerable number of small farmers. Thomas Jefferson was the leader.,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,The Democratic Party,The more liberal part
3、y Idea:- Government should do more for all classes of Americans.- They favor a strong American social system.- They favor strict gun control.- They oppose death penalty.- They support gay rights. Supporters: the poor and less-privileged Americans,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,Interesting facts about t
4、he Democratic Party,The symbol of donkey is said to have stemmed from Andrew Jackson. His opposition called him a jackass. Instead of taking it as an insult, he chose to adopt this as a symbol. This, in turn, became the symbol of the Democratic Party.The Democrats hold the record of controlling both
5、 the houses of Congress for the most consecutive Congresses. They controlled both houses of Congress from 1955 to 1981.,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,The Republican Party,The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists and modernizers. After its establishment, the Republican Party g
6、ained its political power for the first time in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election. At present, the Republican Party is the second largest political party.,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,The more conservative party Ideology-A small government and free market-Advocates strong natio
7、nal defense-Do not support welfare programs-Some Republicans believe that abortion is wrong and gay people are sinners. Supporters:big industrial capitalists and well-to-do middle and upper class,The Republican Party,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,Summary,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,点击添加文本,Other Parties,大家好!我叫XXX,哼哼(咳嗽两声）有点紧张，大家能不能掌声鼓力一下（掌声一片，达到活悦气氛的效果，加深对你的印象），谢谢大家！我喜欢XX，希望与我有共同爱好的人可以经常来切磋一下。谢谢！,
