I.

Identification and stances of two-party system

a. Identification of a two-party system

A two–party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections
at every level of government. As a result, all, or nearly all, elected offices are members of one of the two
major parties. Under a two-party system, one of the two parties typically holds a majority in the
legislature and is usually referred to as the majority party while the other is the minority party. An
example of this is the Republicans vs. Democrats in the United States.

Explanation: Kumbaga sa isang bansa tulad ng US, dalawang Partido lamang ang namamayagpag. Ito
ay ang Democratic at Republican. Sa bawa’t level o posisyon sa government tulad ng Mayoralty,
Gubernatorial, Legislature (Congress or Senate); ang nabioboto lang madalas ay kung hindi Democrat
ay Republican. Ngayon kung sino ang may masa marami sa legislature, yung ang mayoridad tapos
yung mas kakaunti, yun ang minority. Halimbawa, mas marami ang mga democrat sa US Congress. So
ibig sabihin nun ang democrats ang majority at yung republican ang minority.

b. Stances of the Republican and Democratic Party

Stances Republican Democratic

Philosophy Conservative, right-leaning.
Economic Ideas Believe taxes shouldn't be
increased for anyone
(including the wealthy) and
that wages should be set by
the free market.
Liberal, left-leaning.
Minimum wages and
progressive taxation,
i.e., higher tax rates
for higher income
brackets.

Hindi daw dapat itinataas Nasa minimum lang

ang buwis kahit sa daw dapat ang
mayaman. Ang sahod din sahod at ang tax
daw ay nakabatas sa dikta rate daw nakabatay
ng free market. doon sa mga mas
malaki kinikita.
Social and human Based on individual rights Based on
ideas and justice community and
social responsibility
Mas pabor sila sa
karapatan at hustisya ng Naninindihan ma
bawa’t indibidwal. ang isang buong
kumonidad ay may
responsibilidad.
Stance on Military Increased spending Decreased spending
issues
Mas malaki daw dapat ang Bawasin ang
ponding inilalaan sa paggastos o paglaan
militar. ng pondo sa militar.
Stance on Gay Oppose (some Republicans Support (some
Marriage disagree) Democrats disagree)

Kontra sila sa gay o same Suportado ang gay

sex marriage bagama’t o same sex
may ilan sa kanila na sang marriage bagama’t
ayon. may ilan sa kanila
na tutol dito.
Stance on Abortion Should not be legal Should remain legal

Kontra sila sa abortion. Dapat daw

Pro-life kasi sila. manatiling legal ang
abortion. Pro-choice
sila.
Stance on Death A large majority of While support for
Penalty Republicans support the the death penalty is
death penalty. strong among
Democrats,
Madami sa kanila ang opponents of the
suportado ang death death penalty are a
penalty. substantial fraction
of the Democratic
base.

Karamihan sa kanila
ang sumusuporta sa
death penalty pero
may mangilan
ngilan na tutol dito.

Stance on Taxes Tend to favor a "flat tax" Progressive (high

 (same tax rate regardless of income earners
income). Generally should be taxed at a
opposed to raising taxes. higher rate).
Generally not
Pabor sa tinatawag na flat opposed to raising
tax o yung pirming buwis taxes to fund
maski na ano pa ang government.
kinikita. Tutol din sa
pagtaas ng buwis. Mas mataas daw
dapat ang buwis sa
mga mas mataas
ang kinikita. Hindi
din kumukontra sa
pagtaas ng buwis
para mapondohan
ang gobyerno.
Stance on Government regulations Government
Government hinder free regulations are
Regulation market capitalism and job needed to protect
growth. consumers.

Naniniwala sila na ang mga Naniniwala na

regulasyon daw na kailangan ang
ipinapatupad ng gobyerno regulasyon sa
ay isang hadlang sa gobyerno dahil
kapitalismo at pag asenso nabibigyan nito ng
sa trabaho. proteksyon ang mga
mamimili.
Healthcare Policy Private companies can Support universal
provide healthcare services healthcare; strong
more efficiently than support of
government-run programs. government
involvement in
Mas pinapaboran ang mga healthcare,
pribadong kompanya sa including Medicare
paghatid ng mga and Medicaid.
serbisyong
pangakalusugan kesa sa
mga health care programs Suportado ang lahat
na pinapatakbo ng ng klase ng
gobyerno. healthcare,
suportado ang
paglahok ng
Gobyerno sa
pagpapatupad ng
healthcare.
Stance on Republicans are generally There is greater
immigration against amnesty for any overall support in
undocumented immigrants. the Democratic
Republicans also fund party for a
stronger enforcement moratorium on
actions at the border. deporting - or
offering a pathway
to citizenship to -
Kontra sila sa pagbibigay certain
ng amnestiya sa mga illegal undocumented
immigrant. Pabor din na immigrants. e.g.
palakasin ang pagbabantay those with no
sa mga border para di criminal record, who
malusutan ng mga illegal have lived in the
immigrants na kadalasan U.S. for 5+ years.
ay nagmumula sa Mexico.
Pabor silang bigyan
ng daan tungo sa US
citizenship ang mga
undocumented o
iligal na immigrant
basta wala silang
criminal record sa
US ng higit sa
limang taon.