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Political Ideologies
Some things to think aboutSome things to think about• Four Purposes of a GovernmentFour Purposes of a Government– Maintain Social OrderMaintain Social Order– Provide Public servicesProvide Public services– Provide SecurityProvide Security– Maintain the EconomyMaintain the Economy
• Fundamental Values and ideological conflictFundamental Values and ideological conflict– Liberty vs. orderLiberty vs. order– Equality vs. libertyEquality vs. liberty
Where do you fall?Where do you fall?
American Political Ideologies
Conservatism Restrained Government, active
community and private institutions
Individualism Federalist (states rights) Associated with business interests Higher Military spending Isolationist; strong national
defense Government actively protects
social values Pro-Life Higher religiosity
Liberalism Active government agencies and
institutions Social Welfare Programs Nationalist Position Associated with labor interests Lower military spending Global cooperation and
intervention Little government interference
in society Pro-Choice Lower religiosity, Pro-Choice
The Tea PartyThe Tea Party• Born out of anger over health Born out of anger over health
care bill, excessive government care bill, excessive government spending and debtspending and debt
• Highly antagonistic toward Highly antagonistic toward governmentgovernment
• Economic issues are greatest Economic issues are greatest concernconcern– Bank bailoutBank bailout– Illegal immigrationIllegal immigration– JobsJobs– Role of governmentRole of government
Other Ideologies
On the Right: Classical Liberalism On the Right: Classical Liberalism (libertarianism)(libertarianism)
Reaction to Monarchy: Locke and Smith Belief in Individual
liberty and private property
Limited Government Interference in the Economy – Laissez Faire Autonomy given to
private firms Little to no regulation
or taxation Off Shoots: Democratic
Capitalism, Imperialism, Welfare State Capitalism
On the Left: SocialismOn the Left: Socialism(communitarianism)(communitarianism)
Karl Marx: Communist Karl Marx: Communist ManifestoManifesto Natural Progression of Natural Progression of
Things: Critique of Things: Critique of CapitalismCapitalism““From each according to From each according to his ability, to according to his ability, to according to his need.”his need.”
Democracy of the Democracy of the Common man, no class Common man, no class distinctionsdistinctions
State control of means of State control of means of production, Equal production, Equal distribution of societal distribution of societal goodsgoods
Off shoots: Democratic Off shoots: Democratic Socialism, Communism, Socialism, Communism, the welfare statethe welfare state
TotalitarianismTotalitarianism Communism: Revolutionary SocialismCommunism: Revolutionary Socialism
Consolidates politics into one party ruleConsolidates politics into one party rule Aims to carry out Marxist policies through central Aims to carry out Marxist policies through central
planningplanning Fascism: Post-capitalist Corporatism “Everything Fascism: Post-capitalist Corporatism “Everything
for the state, nothing against the state, no one for the state, nothing against the state, no one outside the state” - Mussolinioutside the state” - Mussolini Key Features: Ultra-Nationalism/Statism; one party Key Features: Ultra-Nationalism/Statism; one party
rule; militarism; corporatismrule; militarism; corporatism Propaganda: selling the ideology, cult of personalityPropaganda: selling the ideology, cult of personality Opposition and undesirables subjugated by secret Opposition and undesirables subjugated by secret
policepolice Islamism: Theocratic FascismIslamism: Theocratic Fascism
Sharia law: has absolute priority over democracy Sharia law: has absolute priority over democracy and universal human rightsand universal human rights
Jihad as means to re-establish the CaliphateJihad as means to re-establish the Caliphate
List of American Political List of American Political PartiesParties
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