You must write an essay (1000 words minimum) in which you address the following

You must write an essay (1000 words minimum) in which you address the following questions:
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Some people argue that there are no significant differences between the two major parties. Backing up your perspective with appropriate sources, what are the major differences and similarities in the views of the Democratic and Republican parties (e.g., this review of party platforms, 1856-2016 www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-election/conventions/party-platform-evolution/Links to an external site.)?
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What are the primary areas of difference between contemporary Democrats and Republicans?
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How are the two parties similar?
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What are the consequences of these patterns for voters and election outcomes?
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Instructions on Writing Your Essay:
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Please include a works cited page. All essays must be written using proper English grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Points will be deducted for grammatical, punctuation, syntax, capitalization, etc. errors. Essays are automatically submitted to turnitin. Work that turnitin identifies as having more than a 15% rate of similarity (plariarism) after quoted material and small matches are excluded will not be read and will received a grade of 0.
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NOTE: Read your answers and use spell check (or Grammerly) before submitting your work. You can only submit this assignment once.
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Submit the paper by the deadline the Calendar. Review the originality report, and resubmit your paper if necessary until you have a plagiarism score of under 15%. Be sure to use the Turnitin Grammar Checker to ensure that your paper is well written and ensure that you have spell-checked everything. If you resubmit your paper, note that it takes 24 – 48 hours for your new score to show up for this assignment.
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additional resources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/2016-election/conventions/party-platform-evolution/