URGENT= please help with AP gov (stuck with covid at home and need help on the review)

Question

1.A new political party, the Health & Wealth Party, forms to focus on those policies which members believe will address the most significant threats to the health and prosperity of the general population. Their key platform favors requiring manufacturers of high-sugar snack foods to produce an equal ratio of low-sugar snack alternatives offered at the same price to consumers. In addition, they advocate using tax money to subsidize low-income families with funds to buy the low-sugar snacks. To increase “wealth”, the party supports significantly lowering taxes on corporations, with the intent of attracting new businesses to the United States. Finally, they also propose drastically reducing income taxes for all Americans, making up the difference in the budget by slashing military spending for foreign affairs. After reading the scenario,

respond to parts A, B, and c.

a. The Health & Wealth Party’s platform contains elements that reflect conservative, liberal, and libertarian viewpoints. For each of the three viewpoints, identify one element of the Health & Wealth Party platform that reflects that viewpoint’s typical ideology.

b. Describe a way in which the Health & Wealth Party’s nominee, if elected to the presidency, could attempt to implement the policy regulating snack manufacturers.

 C. Explain one reason why it is difficult for third-party candidates, like the Health & Wealth Party nominee, to win presidential elections.

Answer 1

A. Identify one element reflecting each ideology

Conservative viewpoint:

The proposal to significantly lower corporate taxes reflects conservative ideology because conservatives typically support lower taxes on businesses to stimulate economic growth and attract investment.

Liberal viewpoint:

The proposal to subsidize low-income families with tax money to purchase low-sugar snacks reflects liberal ideology because liberals generally support government intervention and social welfare programs to promote public health and reduce inequality.

Libertarian viewpoint:

The proposal to drastically reduce income taxes reflects libertarian ideology because libertarians favor limited government involvement in the economy and lower taxation overall.

B. How the president could attempt to implement regulation of snack manufacturers

If elected, the president could work with Congress to propose and advocate for legislation requiring manufacturers to produce equal ratios of low-sugar alternatives. The president could use the bully pulpit to build public support and pressure Congress to pass the law.

Additionally, if Congress passes the law, the president could direct executive agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to draft regulations enforcing the requirement, using executive authority to ensure implementation.

C. Why it is difficult for third-party candidates to win

Third-party candidates face structural barriers due to the winner-take-all electoral system and the Electoral College. Because most states award all electoral votes to the candidate who wins a plurality, third-party candidates rarely secure electoral votes.

Additionally, the two major parties benefit from established fundraising networks, ballot access laws, and institutional support, making it difficult for third parties to compete effectively at the national level.

Answer 2

Hi Maddie -

The answer to the above could be dependent on your text. I would recommend crafting an outline of the assigned readings first. Then notate where in the readings each portion of the question is.