Describe a difference between Democrats and Republicans on which issues they believe should be a top priority .

1. Tax Policy

Both Democrats and Republicans are for tax cuts but they don’t often agree on the best way to achieve that. While Democrats have always insisted that tax cuts should only apply to low income and middle income households, Republicans feel that such cuts should actually apply to everyone including the big corporations and the wealthy.

2. Social Issues

If you ever wanted to see the difference between Democrats and Republicans play out very clearly, tell them to speak about social issues. You can easily tell where a person stands on the political divide based on how they view things like gay marriage, abortion, and gun control. Republicans are conservative in nature. They will always take a conservative approach to social issues. This is the main reason why many are opposed to the idea of gay marriage or abortion. Democrats, on the other hand, are progressive and liberal. While they have always called on stricter gun control, they have been pushing for the recognition of gay rights and the right of women to choose whether to have an abortion or not.

3. Labor and Free Trade

Republican are pro free market. They don’t like to see increased government regulations or interference in the labor market. This is why the GOP is opposed to increasing the minimum wage arguing that businesses need to keep costs low so that they can prosper to the benefit of all Americans. Democrats, on the other hand, believe that corporations have too much power. They favor government intervention to even out the field. For example, they believe that a set minimum wage helps to bring more money to the pockets of all Americans which is good for the economy.

4. Health Care

Health care is another area where the two parties don’t agree. Democrats believe that the state should take the role of offering health care. They want to do away with private insurance arguing that it’s expensive for ordinary Americans to afford. However, Republicans believe that too much government involvement on health care could in fact drive up costs and affect the quality of care.

5. Social Programs

Democrats have always believed that it’s the job of the government to help the most vulnerable people in society. This is why they favor social programs like food stamps and Medicaid. Republicans, on the other hand, want a lean government that spends money only on essential things like security and defense, not social programs.

the two colonies had the earliest laws mandating religious tolerance.

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.