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TWO MAJOR U.S. PARTIES DEMOCRATS generally seen as liberal because they support government regulation of the economy; 1890s REPUBLICANS generally seen as conservative because they advocate a reduction in government; 1854

CURRENT ISSUES LEFT RIGHT Pro Gun Control Anti-Gun Control Pro-Choice (Abortion) Prisons should Rehabilitate Strict separation of church and state Equal Funding for Education Democratic Party Platform RIGHT Anti-Gun Control Pro-Life (Abortion) Anti-Flag Burning Prisons Should Punish Prayer in Schools School Vouchers Republican Party Platform

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