Evaluate the extent to which political
parties in the US are united and
cohesive (30)
Theme One: Democrats are united around their core ideological values VS Internal
divisions between factions
Argument 1: Counter Argument:
The Democratic Party is a broadly liberal The Democratic Party has been witnessed
party, on both economic issues, social to be a more divided party as a result of
issues, and advocating for big government. differences between their factions.
Evidence: Evidence:
All Senators from the Democratic Party Liberal Democrats focus on social justice
voted in favour of Obamacare in 2010. such as defunding the police.
Liberals generally supported Obama Moderates do not want to defund the police
although feeling frustrated by him at times. – Biden June 8 2021 “No, I do not support
defunding the police”.
According to PEW RESEARCH CENTRE, 60%
of Democrats in 2016 mostly and 85 Liberal Democrats opposed Obama’s
consistently voted liberal. plans for the United States to arm Syrian
rebels.
Liberal Democrats pushed Obama to reject
the Trans-Pacific Partnership and some
Republican budget agreements in order to
protect welfare expenditure.
Explanation: Explanation:
This illustrates how the Democratic Party The social justice divide was harmful as
tends to be greatly united in their support Republicans used social justice as a way of
for liberal policies and legislation. This branding ALL Democrats as in favour of this
means they can pass through legislation although that was not the reality which thus
more easily and swiftly. made the Democrats appear less electable
and more radical socialist to the electorate.
Also illustrated that Moderate Democrats,
on moral issues, may accept what to an
extent Liberal Democrats would not such as
arming groups of people in conflict.
Analysis: Analysis:
Insignificant as it took a lot of compromise Significant as even after George Floyd’s
to get all Democrats to vote for Obamacare, death where “defund the police” became a
with Obama having to make numerous rallying cry among many liberal activists,
amendments to please the Conservative this movement never really caught on
Democrats in order to get it passed among the Democratic Party because it was
through. not widely embraced by some of the party’s
Significant as 60% is a drastic increase from most loyal voters
it being 30% in 1994.
parties in the US are united and
cohesive (30)
Theme One: Democrats are united around their core ideological values VS Internal
divisions between factions
Argument 1: Counter Argument:
The Democratic Party is a broadly liberal The Democratic Party has been witnessed
party, on both economic issues, social to be a more divided party as a result of
issues, and advocating for big government. differences between their factions.
Evidence: Evidence:
All Senators from the Democratic Party Liberal Democrats focus on social justice
voted in favour of Obamacare in 2010. such as defunding the police.
Liberals generally supported Obama Moderates do not want to defund the police
although feeling frustrated by him at times. – Biden June 8 2021 “No, I do not support
defunding the police”.
According to PEW RESEARCH CENTRE, 60%
of Democrats in 2016 mostly and 85 Liberal Democrats opposed Obama’s
consistently voted liberal. plans for the United States to arm Syrian
rebels.
Liberal Democrats pushed Obama to reject
the Trans-Pacific Partnership and some
Republican budget agreements in order to
protect welfare expenditure.
Explanation: Explanation:
This illustrates how the Democratic Party The social justice divide was harmful as
tends to be greatly united in their support Republicans used social justice as a way of
for liberal policies and legislation. This branding ALL Democrats as in favour of this
means they can pass through legislation although that was not the reality which thus
more easily and swiftly. made the Democrats appear less electable
and more radical socialist to the electorate.
Also illustrated that Moderate Democrats,
on moral issues, may accept what to an
extent Liberal Democrats would not such as
arming groups of people in conflict.
Analysis: Analysis:
Insignificant as it took a lot of compromise Significant as even after George Floyd’s
to get all Democrats to vote for Obamacare, death where “defund the police” became a
with Obama having to make numerous rallying cry among many liberal activists,
amendments to please the Conservative this movement never really caught on
Democrats in order to get it passed among the Democratic Party because it was
through. not widely embraced by some of the party’s
Significant as 60% is a drastic increase from most loyal voters
it being 30% in 1994.
