Liberal Or Conservative

1. Liberal Or Conservative

2. Directions: Read the quote and determine if the speakers has a liberal or conservative point of view. Provide an explanation for your answer. For example, “the speaker seems to be promoting social freedom.” Determine what purpose of government is being fulfilled. Example: Unite, Provide, Protect, Order, Justice, Securing Liberty. Is the speaker promoting liberty or Authority? Explain Who said it?

3. In my health care bill, I said insurance companies need to provide contraceptive coverage to everybody who is insured. Because this is not just a health issue, it's an economic issue for women. It makes a difference. This is money out of that family's pocket. Romney not only opposed it, he suggested that in fact employers should be able to make the decision as to whether or not a woman gets contraception through her insurance coverage. That's not the kind of advocacy that women need. Liberal President Obama

4. Man is not free unless government is limited. Conservative President Reagan

5. Today, there are too many Americans who do not get the preventive health care services they need to stay healthy. Many people put off preventive care because the deductibles and copays are too expensive. That's why I fought for the Affordable Care Act, which will make sure all Americans have access to quality preventive health care services Liberal President Obama

6. While most people in this country struggle to make ends meet, a few of the most affluent citizens and corporations enjoy tax breaks and loopholes that nobody else gets. Right now, Warren Buffet pays a lower tax rate than his secretary--an outrage he has asked us to fix. We need a tax code where everyone gets a fair shake, and everybody pays their fair share. Liberal President Obama

7. They want your vote, but they don't want you to know their plan. And that's because all they had to offer is the same prescription they've had for the last 30 years: "Have a surplus? Try a tax cut." "Deficit too high? Try another." "Feel a cold coming on? Take two tax cuts, roll back some regulations, and call us in the morning." Now, I've cut taxes for those who need it, middle-class families, small businesses. But I don't believe that another round of tax breaks for millionaires will bring good jobs to our shores, or pay down our deficit. I don't believe that rolling back regulations on Wall Street will help the small businesswoman expand, or the laid-off construction worker keep his home. We have been there, we've tried that, and we're not going back. We are moving forward. Liberal President Obama

8. Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States. Conservative President George W. Bush

9. We will watch a portion of President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address. Make a list of liberal points. (start at 3:35) 2013 State of the Union address We will now watch a portion of the Republican response to President’s Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address. Make a list of conservative points. Republican response

10. In the beginning of this course you learned about the purposes of government outlined in our preamble. Unite Order Protect Provide Justice Securing the Blessings of Liberty If you asked a democrat to rank these purposes which do you think they would rank first? If you asked a republican to rank these purposes which do you think they would rank first? If you were to ask the average American to rank these purposes what would they put first? 1930’s- Great Depressions 1950’s- Red Scare (Cold War) 1960’s Civil Rights Movement 1980’s Cold War 2004 2012