Full Question:
Which of the following most closely represents a Democratic Party viewpoint?
Tax advantages should be given to people earning the most money
The United States is responsible for keeping peace throughout the world
Government should provide additional resources to help low income families
Military spending is an unnecessary expense and the armed forces should be minimized
Answer:
Government should provide additional resources to help low income families
Explanation:
In USA, the government is controlled by two dominant parties: The Democratic party and the Republican party.
In general, the difference between their platforms can be summarized into:
Democratic party
- Prefer more power for the central government.
- Prefers to minimize military's spending and allocate it to other sectors.
- Prefer higher and progressive Tax rates.
Republican party:
- Prefer less power for the central government, and more power to the private sector
- Prefer to has strong military's
- Prefer low taxes
In order for the government to provide additional resources to help low income families, the government need to increase the tax rate from the wealthy and allocate that tax toward poor families. This ideal is the closest one to Democratic platform compared to other options.
