On this day in History''

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On this day in History..

• 1945 Big Three meet at Yalta
• On this day in 1945, US President Franklin D.
  Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston
  Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet
  at Yalta, a Ukrainian resort town on the Black
  Sea.
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• During their second and most controversial
  conference, the three allies compromised on their
  visions of the post-war world order and discussed
  military considerations in the war against Japan.
  With victory over Germany imminent, the leaders
  agreed to divide Germany into zones of
  occupation.

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Political Parties and Issues

• A Bi-partisan system?

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Democrats and RepublicansWhat is the
difference?
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The Grand Ole Party (GOP)

• History
• - Began in 1850s as anti-slavery party.
• -Grand Ole Party, 1870s
• -Abraham Lincoln was first Republican
  president.
• -First political party to strive for womens
  equality. (19th Amendment)

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Notable Republicans

• Abraham Lincoln
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Herbert Hoover
• Richard Nixon
• Ronald Reagan
• George H.W. Bush
• George W. Bush

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The Republican Party

• The Conservatives
• -Traditional Views
• A Few Issues
• -Abortion
• -War
• -The Death Penalty
• -Gun Control

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Republicans on Abortion

• we say the unborn child has a fundamental
  individual right to life which cannot be
  infringed.  We support a human life amendment to
  the Constitution and we endorse legislation to
  make clear that the Fourteenth Amendments
  protections apply to unborn children.
• Is this conservative?

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Republicans on The Death Penalty

• Traditionally Pro-Death Penalty
• The Code of Hammurabi-an eye for an eye
• The threat is enough to deter the crime
• However, Republicans traditionally support strong
  rehabilitation programs for first time,
  non-violent offenders.

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Recent Issues Iraq

• Pro-invasion of Iraq
• The Bush Doctrine We will go after all
  terrorists. The nations that harbor them can
  expect no mercy either.
• Axis of Evil Iraq, Iran, North Korea,
  Afghanistan
• Any Exceptions to this?

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Recent Issues Gun Control

• gun violence should be addressed by punishing the
  illegal use of guns rather than adding more
  restrictions to gun use.
• Guns dont kill,
• people do.

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2008 Republican Contenders
Rudy Guiliani
John McCain
Duncan Hunter
Mike Huckabee
Tom Tancredo
Mitt Romney
Fred Thompson
Ron Paul
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The Democratic Party

• Created in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson to fight for
  the Bill of Rights inclusion in the Constitution.
• Famed leaders include Woodrow Wilson, FDR, JFK,
  Bill Clinton.

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The Democratic Party

• The Liberals
• -Traditional Views
• A Few Issues
• -Abortion
• -Gun Control
• -War
• -Education

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Democrats on Abortion

• Consistent with Roe v. Wade
• Pledge to uphold the right to choose
• Individuals can take responsibility for their
  actions-NOT their government.

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Democrats on Gun Control

• Pro Gun Control
• In favor of The Brady Bill (1993)
• Is this Liberal?

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Recent Issues Iraq

• Oppose..now
• Wrong War.wrong time.wrong place.
• We want a timetable!
• Some suggest pulling out immediately.
• Vietnam Similarities

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Recent Issues Education

• Strengthen and support our public schools.
• Private schools receive too much attention.
• NCLB-under funded, not working-repeal
• But didnt theyvote?

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The Democratic Party Leadership for 2008?

Barrack Obama
Hillary Clinton
John Edwards
Joe Biden
Bill Richardson
Dennis Kucinich
Mike Gravel
Chris Dodd
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Do these views reflect all politicians of each
party?

• NO!!!!!!!!
• -These thoughts are the traditional views of the
  respected party.
• -The fact is, we are one nation, working
  together to make a greater place to live for our
  citizens.

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Cant we all just get along?

• So which one are you?
• Are you a Democrat-liberal
• OR
• Are you a Republican-conservative
• ???