US Political System

Summary

This script delves into the US political system, highlighting its Constitutional foundation, federal structure, and the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. It explains the roles of the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court, and discusses the two major political parties, Democrats and Republicans, along with the Electoral College system and its impact on presidential elections. The video aims to clarify the intricacies of the US political landscape for viewers.

Takeaways

• 📜 The US political system is founded on the Constitution of 1788, which outlines the structure of the federal government and its relationship with the states.
• 🏛 The US government operates under a federal system, dividing power between the central government and individual state governments, each with their own responsibilities and authority.
• 👨‍🎓 The executive branch, headed by the President, is responsible for implementing and enforcing laws, with the President also serving as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and elected for a maximum of two 4-year terms.
• 🏛️ The legislative branch consists of the US Congress, made up of the Senate and House of Representatives, responsible for making laws, budgeting, and representing the people's interests.
• 👥 Senators serve six-year terms, while representatives serve two-year terms, with the Senate providing equal representation for each state and the House being based on population.
• 👩‍⚖️ The judicial branch, headed by the Supreme Court, interprets laws and ensures they comply with the Constitution, resolving legal disputes and deciding on the constitutionality of laws.
• 🏛️ The 10th Amendment protects state rights by reserving powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people, while the Supremacy Clause establishes federal laws and the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
• 🗳️ The Electoral College system is used for presidential elections, with each state assigned a number of electors based on its representation in Congress, leading to a 'winner takes all' system in most states.
• 🏢 Congress has a bicameral structure with distinctive powers and functions, working together to aid the legislative process, including the initiation of revenue bills and impeachment of federal officers by the House of Representatives.
• 👨‍🏫 The Supreme Court has original and appellate jurisdiction, hearing certain cases directly and reviewing decisions from lower courts, with its decisions creating legal precedents for consistency in law interpretation.
• 🤝 The two major political parties in the US, the Democrats and Republicans, shape political discourse, endorse candidates, and influence policy decisions, with the Democrats generally leaning center-left and the Republicans center-right.

Q & A

What is the foundational document of the US political system?

The foundational document of the US political system is the US Constitution, which was established in 1788.

What type of government system does the US have?

The US has a federal system of government, which divides power between the central government and individual state governments.

What are the three branches of the US government?

The three branches of the US government are the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch.

Who heads the executive branch of the US government?

The executive branch is headed by the President of the United States.

What are the two chambers that make up the US Congress?

The two chambers that make up the US Congress are the Senate and the House of Representatives.

How long are the terms for US Senators and Representatives?

US Senators serve six-year terms, while Representatives serve two-year terms.

What is the role of the judicial branch in the US government?

The judicial branch, headed by the Supreme Court, interprets laws and ensures they comply with the Constitution, resolving legal disputes and determining the constitutionality of laws.

What are the two major political parties in the US?

The two major political parties in the US are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

How does the US Electoral College system work for presidential elections?

The Electoral College system assigns a number of electors to each state based on its representation in Congress. The candidate who wins the majority of electoral votes (270 out of 538) becomes the president.

What is the significance of the 10th Amendment in the context of state rights?

The 10th Amendment protects state rights by reserving powers not delegated to the federal government to the states or the people, allowing states to make their own laws within the framework of the Constitution.

What is the role of the Supreme Court in the US federal judiciary?

The Supreme Court serves as the highest court in the federal judiciary, interpreting laws, resolving disputes, and ensuring legislation aligns with the Constitution.

What are the key principles supported by the Democratic Party?

The Democratic Party supports principles such as social justice, economic equality, environmental stewardship, and government intervention in areas like healthcare and education.

What are the key principles supported by the Republican Party?

The Republican Party supports principles such as limited government intervention in the economy, free market policies, individual liberties, and a strong national defense.

What challenges do third parties face in the US political system?

Third parties face challenges such as the dominance of the two major parties and the winner-takes-all nature of many elections, which makes it difficult for them to gain widespread electoral success.

Outlines

00:00

📜 Constitutional Foundation of US Political System

The video script begins with an introduction to the US political system's Constitutional foundation. Established in 1788, the US Constitution outlines the federal system of governance, dividing power between the national government and individual state governments. It also details the three branches of government: the executive, led by the President; the legislative, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives; and the judicial, headed by the Supreme Court. Each branch has distinct responsibilities, with the President enforcing laws and acting as the Commander-in-Chief, Congress making laws and representing the people's interests, and the Supreme Court interpreting laws and resolving legal disputes. The script promises to delve deeper into these topics in subsequent slides.

05:03

🏛 The Federal State and Division of Powers

The script continues by explaining the concept of the US as a federal state, highlighting the division of powers between the federal government and the states. It discusses the principle of 'dual sovereignty' where both levels of government have their own areas of authority and derive their powers directly from the Constitution. State governments have the autonomy to enact and enforce laws within the constitutional framework, with each state having its own constitution, governor, legislation, and judicial system. The 10th Amendment is mentioned, emphasizing the protection of state rights, while the supremacy clause establishes federal laws and the Constitution as the supreme law of the land, taking precedence in conflicts between federal and state laws.

10:04

🗳️ The Electoral College and US Elections

This paragraph delves into the Electoral College system used for electing the US President. It explains the allocation of electoral votes based on state representation in Congress, with each state receiving a number of electors equal to its senators and representatives. The total number of electoral votes is 538, with a candidate needing 270 to win the presidency. The script outlines the origins of the Electoral College, the compromise between the Virginia Plan (favoring population-based representation) and the New Jersey Plan (advocating equal representation for all states), resulting in the Connecticut Compromise. It also touches on the winner-take-all system in most states and the proportional representation method used by Maine and Nebraska.

15:06

🏛️ Congress: The Legislative Branch in Detail

The script provides an in-depth look at the US Congress, the legislative branch composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House consists of 435 members elected for 2-year terms, with the Speaker of the House being third in line for presidential succession. The Senate has 100 members, two from each state, elected for 6-year terms. The Vice President serves as the President of the Senate. The legislative process involves bill introduction, committee review, full chamber debate and vote, and reconciliation of differences between House and Senate versions. The script also mentions the House's exclusive power to initiate revenue bills and impeach federal officers, and the Senate's power to confirm presidential nominations and ratify treaties.

20:07

👨‍⚖️ The Supreme Court: Highest Federal Judiciary

The Supreme Court is highlighted as the highest court in the Federal Judiciary, with a crucial role in interpreting laws and ensuring legislative alignment with the Constitution. The court is composed of nine justices, including a Chief Justice, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction for certain cases involving states or ambassadors and appellate jurisdiction to review decisions from lower courts. Its decisions set legal precedents for lower courts, establishing consistency in law interpretation and application.

25:10

🔵🔴 Major US Political Parties and Their Ideologies

The script concludes with an overview of the two major US political parties: the Democrats and the Republicans. The Democratic Party, associated with center-left to left-leaning ideologies, supports social justice, economic equality, and government intervention in areas like healthcare and education. The Republican Party, with center-right to right-leaning ideologies, advocates for minimal government intervention in the economy, free market policies, individual liberties, and a strong national defense. The script also briefly mentions third parties, such as the Green Party, which focuses on environmental sustainability and social justice, and faces challenges due to the dominance of the two major parties and the winner-takes-all nature of many elections.

Keywords

💡Constitutional Foundation

The 'Constitutional Foundation' refers to the basic principles and framework laid out in the U.S. Constitution of 1788. It establishes the structure of the federal government and its relationship with the states. In the video, it is highlighted as the starting point for understanding the U.S. political system, emphasizing the division of power and the establishment of a federal system of governance.

💡Federal System

A 'Federal System' is a form of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units, such as states or provinces. The script explains that in the U.S., this system means that there is a division of responsibilities and authority between the national government and individual state governments, which is a key aspect of the country's political structure.

💡Branches of Government

The 'Branches of Government' in the U.S. refer to the three distinct but interconnected parts of the federal government: the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial branches. The video script discusses how each branch has its own distinct roles and responsibilities, such as the Executive branch being responsible for enforcing laws and the Legislative branch for making laws.

💡Electoral College

The 'Electoral College' is the process used in the U.S. for electing the President and Vice President. The script explains that it involves electors chosen by each state to cast votes, with the total number of electors being 538. This system is central to the discussion of presidential elections in the U.S. political system.

💡Political Parties

In the context of the video, 'Political Parties' are organized groups of individuals who share similar political views and work together to influence government policies and actions. The script specifically mentions the two major U.S. political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, and their roles in shaping political discourse and supporting candidates.

💡Separation of Powers

'Separation of Powers' is a fundamental concept in the U.S. Constitution that prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful. The video script describes how this concept is implemented through the distinct roles and responsibilities of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, ensuring a system of checks and balances.

💡Supremacy Clause

The 'Supremacy Clause' is a part of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties as the supreme law of the land. The script explains that this clause is important in cases where there is a conflict between federal and state laws, as it ensures that federal laws take precedence.

💡Judicial Review

'Judicial Review' is the power of the courts to interpret the Constitution and determine the constitutionality of laws and government actions. The video script discusses how the Judicial branch, particularly the Supreme Court, exercises this power to ensure that laws comply with the Constitution.

💡Checks and Balances

'Checks and Balances' is a system in the U.S. government that allows each branch to monitor and regulate the actions of the others. The script explains that this system is designed to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power and to ensure accountability and fairness in government operations.

💡10th Amendment

The '10th Amendment' to the U.S. Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights and it reserves to the states or the people any powers not delegated to the federal government. The script mentions this amendment as a key element in protecting state rights within the federal system.

💡Legislative Process

The 'Legislative Process' refers to the steps a bill goes through to become a law in the U.S. Congress. The script details this process, including the introduction of bills, committee reviews, debates, and votes in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the potential for presidential action on the bill.

Highlights

Introduction to the US political system by McKa, including a Q&A session after the PowerPoint presentation.

The Constitutional foundation of the US political system, established in 1788, outlining the structure of the federal government and its relationship with states.

Explanation of the federal system of government, dividing power between the national government and individual state governments.

Description of the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial, each with distinct roles and responsibilities.

The Electoral College method for electing the US president, with each state having a number of electors based on its congressional representation.

The Connecticut Compromise leading to a bicameral legislature with the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The unique election process in Maine and Nebraska, which use proportional representation to allocate electoral votes.

The role of the Supreme Court in interpreting laws and ensuring constitutional compliance.

The composition of the Supreme Court, consisting of nine justices including a chief justice.

The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, including original and appellate jurisdiction for hearing cases.

The significance of legal precedent set by Supreme Court decisions, influencing lower court decisions in similar cases.

Overview of the two major political parties in the US: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, with their respective ideologies and principles.

The Democratic Party's association with center-left to left-leaning ideologies, focusing on social justice and economic equality.

The Republican Party's emphasis on center-right to right-leaning ideologies, advocating for minimal government intervention and free market policies.

The challenges faced by third parties, such as the Green Party, in gaining widespread electoral success due to the dominance of the two major parties.

The importance of the competition between Democrats and Republicans as a defining feature of the US political system.

Invitation for the audience to ask questions and engage in discussion about the US political system.

Transcripts

hey everyone um it's mcka and I'm back

to discuss us political the US political

system with you guys again if you have

any questions after the PowerPoint um

presentation please feel free to message

me and ask whatever questions that you

may have Okay so let's get started so

firstly let's look at a bit of um the

background and there's four different

things that I want to discuss but some

of these things are going to go into a

bit more detail over the next few slides

so first looking at the Constitutional

foundation of the US political system so

the US was um founded um in

1776 uh according to the Declaration of

Independence right and the current

system was established with the US

Constitution in

1788 and the Constitution itself just

outlin outlines the structure of the

federal government and its relationship

with the states so the US uses a federal

system of government of governance and

basically what that means is that um

power within the country is divided

between like the central government that

being the national government and then

individual state governments so each

level of the government has like their

own responsibilities and their own

authority that's something that we're

going to go into detail of like with a

little bit later then in terms of the

branches of government um they have

three different

branches the executive branch which is

basically headed by the president um and

it's responsible for implementing and

enforcing the laws of the country and

then the president is also like kind of

the commander-in-chief for the Armed

Forces of the country so the president

president itself they're elected um in a

4-year term and they only have a maximum

they can only serve for a maximum of two

terms right um then secondly we have the

legislative branch right so this

specifically in the US looks at the US

Congress and it consists of two

different chambers uh the Senate and

then the House of Representatives um and

those two Chambers make up the

legislative branch um and and then

Congress is responsible for making laws

looking at things like uh the budget and

representing whatever the people want

and representing the interest of the

people um and then senators serve uh

six-year terms and representatives Ser

serve 2year terms so in terms of the um

legislative branch in terms of the US

Congress we're also going to be going

into a bit more detail about about that

and then thirdly we have the judicial

branch right so this is the federal

Judiciary and it's headed by the Supreme

Court so they are the people that kind

of interpret the laws and make sure that

um they are aligned and they comply with

the constitution of the country so the

Supreme Court and then also the other

federal courts they are responsible for

resolving like legal disputes um and

deciding like the constitutionality of

the laws of the country um and then

lastly now we're looking at the

political parties so there's two major

political parties in the US I'm sure

that we all know that um those being the

Democratic party and the Republican

party so they're like in charge um or

they like play a crucial role in shaping

like political discourse looking at

endorsing and supporting candidates

and then influencing policy decisions

again here we're going to go into a bit

more detail on that um a little bit

later okay so now we're going to look at

specifically what it means to force um

the US to be a federal state and there's

a few different things that um Encompass

that so firstly looking at division of

powers so obviously the US Constitution

um assigned specific powers and

responsibil to like the federal

government which looks at the president

the Congress and federal courts but at

the same time um there are certain

powers that are given to individual

states so there's the division of powers

between um like the president the

Congress and federal courts and then the

individual states so they each have

different powers then secondly we're

looking at jeal sovereignity right so

both of like both the federal government

and the state governments they have

their own areas of authority and they

work independently within their

respective like spaces or within their

respective

spheres but both of them uh derive their

powers directly from the Constitution

itself um and then thirdly we're looking

at the independence of state governments

right so state governments have the

authority to um enact and enforce

whatever laws that like they deem

acceptable or that they've come come up

with um they also enact like their own

regulations and then their policies

within the framework of the Constitution

though um and each state has its own

Constitution Constitution Governor

legislation laws and then judicial

system so basically what that means is

uh when you look at the US you can see

that some um some laws apply to some

states but not others and the fact that

they're a federal state is what um

implements this and um the state

governments have that that sort of

Independence right um then looking at

the protection of state

rights so here um according to the the

US Constitution one of the Amendments I

think it's the 10th Amendment um yes it

is the 10th Amendment um that explicitly

states that powers that are not

delegated to the federal government or

are prohibited by it um to the states

those are all reserved to the states or

the people so basically it underscores

the protection of state rights in the

federal system and allows um states to

make their own laws to some extent

however there is a like supremacy clause

um so the Constitution itself includes a

supremacy clause that establishes uh

federal laws and the Constitution as the

supreme law of the land right so in case

of um any type of conflict between

federal and state laws Federal La laws

gen uh generally um take precedence in

in those areas um so that's just an

overview of the federal state and how

that

works um now moving on

to um okay now we're going to be looking

a bit more at the elections within a

country specifically looking at

Electoral College which is used when uh

voting for a president so the US holds

um firstly before that the US holds

regular elections to choose leaders at a

federal federal level state level and a

local level so the president is elected

through um The Electoral College method

and each state has basically assigned a

number of electors based on it represent

based on its uh representation in the

Congress um and then members of Congress

are elected by the people in each state

so looking at the like the origins of

electoral college so

um the Virginia plan which was something

that was put out there and proposed by

larger States they advocated for Like A

bamal

legislature um with representation

that's based specifically on population

meaning that um states that have larger

states have more power and then there

was the New Jersey Plan which was put

forward by like the smaller States and

they wanted equal representation for

every state um meaning that like small

states like New Jersey could have um

could still have influence in terms of

the election of the president so what

ended up happening was there was a

compromise known as the Connecticut

Compromise um or the gr comprom

compromise

which resulted in a bical uh legislature

with the Senate um and a house of repes

um House of uh Representatives right um

so the Senate looks at equal

representation and then the house of

represent uh House of Representatives

looks at uh population and we're look at

we'll look at that a bit more when we're

looking at uh the Congress so then in

terms of like the allocation of

electoral votes so so each state is

basically assigned a certain number of

electoral votes which is equal to the

number of its uh senators and its um

representatives in the Congress so for

example like a state with two senators

and let's say five Representatives would

have a total of like seven electoral

votes um however obviously the District

of Colombia or like Washington DC is

also allocated electoral votes equal to

to the number of sen senators and

representatives that it would have it if

it was a state right if it were a state

um and then looking at the total number

of elect votes so in total there are

538 which is equal to the 435

representatives and then 100 100

senators and then three electoral votes

for specifically Washington DC right um

and so then for like 19 9% of the states

um you you win the whole state so um if

a candidate wins the most popular vote

in that state then they receive all of

the electoral votes um so it's kind of

like a winner take all system so if like

someone wins the popular vote in like

California and California has 55

electoral votes then that candidate

specifically receives all 55 electoral

votes out of the total

538 so then in terms of like

electors those are the um individuals

that are chosen by political parties in

each state to cast the electoral vote uh

electoral votes so each state has as

many electors as it is um as it has

total members in the in the Congress and

they're typically chosen based on like

their loyalty towards the party um and

in most of the states they pledge to

vote for the cand who wins the popular

vote in their state um and then after

that we're looking at like the meeting

of the lectors so they meet in their

like rep respective States in December

um which is like about a month before I

mean after the popular vote and they

cast separate ballots for the President

and Vice President and then those

results um are sent to Congress so after

that in like early January um Congress

Congress meets and they like officially

count the electoral votes and they

declare the

winners and so the like the candidate

who receives majority of the electoral

votes which is like half of the 538 but

they they make it so that it you have to

receive like 270 of the 538 electoral

votes they become president um and If no

candidate receives a majority um the

election is decided by the House of

Representatives or the president and

then the for the vice president so um

that's basically how it works in terms

of all the states however Main and

Nebraska kind of like differentiate from

this a bit so they use a proportional

representation method and they allocate

electoral votes based on the popular

vote in each um Congressional uh

District um so that basically outlines

how the elections themselves work

according to the electoral college

system it's a little bit complicated um

and there are numbers here and there um

but that is in essence how it

works

um um okay now we're going to be going a

bit more in depth in terms of Congress

and the Supreme Court so Congress

obviously is what I've been making

reference to and they're like the

legislative branch of the federal

government so they are they It Is by

Camal so it consists of two Chambers um

that being the Senate and then the House

of Representatives um which I've briefly

mentioned before so they each have like

distinctive powers and functions but

they both work together to um to Aid the

legislative process so um firstly let's

look at the House of Representatives so

they are they compromise of 435 members

and each member representing a um

congressional district so the number of

representatives from each state is based

on its population specifically um and

then representatives are elected for

2-year terms and they can there's no

limit there's no limit on the number of

terms that they can serve um so the

speaker of the house is the presiding

officer which is elected who like that

person is elected by the members and the

speaker is third in um in the line of

presidential succession right so then in

terms of the powers that specifically

the House of Representatives have so

they have the exclusive power to

initiate like revenue bills um and

impeach federal Offices so when we're

looking at impeachment we're looking at

um the fact that in the US it's like a

constitutional process that allows the

Congress to um bring upon any charges

against certain federal Offices um that

can like include the president and uh

the charges must be for like high crimes

and misdemeanors so I'm sure that we

like remember a few years back that uh

Donald Trump was being impeached and so

the process started within the Congress

um um yes within the Congress and that's

where the trial itself starts so in

terms of like uh the House of

Representatives and their like

legislative process so any member of the

house they can like introduce a bow and

then that bll has to go through like a

committee review and if it's improved I

mean if it's approved it goes to the

Full House for debate and then a vote so

if it passes through the house then it

moves through to the Senate so then when

we're looking at the Senate we're

looking at um the composition so it has

100 members and two of them are from

each state regardless of the population

so so that's how it diff like differs

from the House of Representatives

because um the House of Representatives

uh the representation is based on the

population whereas the state each state

is given two senate members no matter

what and then um how they're elected is

basically uh through direct popular

election within each state so senators

are elected for six-year terms and

there's no limit on the number of terms

that they can serve um just as it is

with the house of um representatives and

the representatives so in terms of like

the leadership so the vice president of

the US serves as the president um of the

Senate and then if they aren't there

then they elect a like they um there's

like a method where you're looking at

whatever the the Senate is the is the

person that presides as the um president

of the Senate so in terms of their their

power specifically so they have the

power to confirm or reject any

presidential nominations that being um

federal judges to like cabinet members

and they also have the power to ratify

or reject treaties that are negotiated

by the president um some of the

impeachment trials that I previously

mentioned also occur within the Senate

so in terms of like their legislative

process it's similar to the house and

any Senator can introduce a bll it goes

through a committee review if it's

approved it goes through to the full

senate for debate and a vote and if the

if it passes in the Senate then it moves

moves to the house um so in terms of

like their combined um legislative

process so if the house and the senate

pass different versions of a ball

there's like a conference um committee

and and they are formed and they

reconcile the differences and they

create like a unified version that comes

um so the bll comes from both the house

and the Senate and then once like both

the chambers agree on a final version

the bill itself is sent to the president

and the president can either sign the

bill into the law or it can like

override it and say no or it can just

take no action at all um if the

president like decides to over the bill

or like veto the bill then the Congress

can override The veto um if there's a

2/3 majority in both the chambers um so

that basically sums up uh Congress

right so in general this bamal structure

and the system of checks and balances

are like implemented to ensure that

there isn't specific power that is given

to a single branch of government um so

that no single branch of government has

too much power so the process allows for

like debate like debate to happen for

compromise to happen and then for the

representation of like different

people's interests considering that

they're from different states um okay

then moving on looking at the Supreme

Court so the US Supreme Court is the

highest court in the like Federal

Judiciary and it plays like a crucial

role in terms of interpreting laws in

terms of like resolving disputes and

just generally ensuring that the

legislation aligns with the

Constitution um so firstly looking at

the composition of the Supreme Court

right so the Supreme Court is composed

of nine justices uh one of the nine

justices is a chief justice and then

there's eight associate justices um so

the president nominates justices and

then the Senate like will uh confirm or

reject the the nominees um as I was

talking about about earlier in terms of

the the powers that the senates have

been given and then secondly looking at

the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

so they have two types of uh

jurisdiction within the

country um so they have

uh original and appellate jurisdiction

so then the original jurisdiction allows

the court to hear certain cases directly

but those are usually involving like

disputes between the states or cases

affecting like ambassadors themselves

and then the appellate jurisdiction

allows the courts to uh review decisions

from lower federal courts and um State

Supreme Courts so in

general um the Supreme Court decisions

create like legal precedent means that

which means that that influences lower

courts uh decisions and when there

similar cases lower courts have to

decide in the same way that the Supreme

Courts did decide side so precedents

like kind of help establish um

consistency in terms of interpretation

and the application of the law

itself um yes so that in in essence is

how the Supreme Court works and like

their function

specifically okay now moving on to like

the political parties so um I think this

is something that we're all a bit more

familiar with um the Democratic party

and the Republican Party are like the

two major political parties in the US

each party have like their own ideology

and PRI

priorities um so yeah so firstly we have

the Democrats and they are one of like

the oldest political parties just in the

world um and

then they have um specific ideology and

they're generally associated with Center

left to like left leaning

ideologies um the key principles that

they support include like social justice

economic equality environmental

stewardship and then government

intervention in areas such as like

healthcare and education so in general

the party traditionally supports like

civil rights and social

Liberties

they they have support like from like a

diverse group of people including

including like racial and ethnic

minorities um young voters labor unions

like women Urban residents um and they

have like very strong support in urban

areas and on coasts um but they also try

to uh seek appeal to voters that are

like in Rural and Suburban

regions

um then looking at the

Republicans uh

they they like mainly gain like

prominence in like the

1860s um especially after the election

of uh Lincoln who was the first like

Republican president of the US so their

ideology looks at mainly like the

Republican I mean looks at um center

right to right leaning ideologies their

principles that they like support are

looking at uh government intervention in

the economy I mean no government

intervention in the economy um free

market policies individual liberties um

and they look at having like a strong

National Defense defense um they usually

emphasize like more conservative values

uh looking at like opposition to

abortion and like the support for

traditional marriage traditional

marriages

um they um look at look from like their

voters they draw support mainly from

like conservatives and people who are in

favor of fa smaller governments

um kind of wanting the government to

make

decisions on their behalf to some

extent um so both parties are like large

complex

organizations um and they have very

different

viewpoints

um with time they obviously change like

according to what Society needs from

them and they kind of like are

continuing to just

adapt um to like address the concerns of

like their representative bases um so in

terms of like the US political system

the competition between the Democrats

and the Republicans is like usually

somewhat of a defining feature um and

then as much as like Democrats and

Republicans are like the two main

parties there is like third parties in

general um and I think most countries

have well not most countries but a lot

of countries do have a a green party so

I thought that I'd briefly mention it so

um the green party is a political party

and they advocate for

like environmental sustainability social

justice um Grassroots democracy and in

general just like nonviolence and so the

green party of the US is the National

Organization that represents the party

at the federal level so they um operate

at various levels of government from

local to National and and like a lot of

the other third parties in the US they

face the challenges in like in terms of

like gaining widespread electoral

success um especially due to like the

dominance of the two major parties um

and kind of like the winner takes all

nature of many of the elections as I've

talked about earlier in terms of the

Electoral College um so in essence this

is

basically uh what you guys need to know

in terms of the US political system but

again if you have any queries please let

me know um yeah that's all signing out