WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE? POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES An ideology is a set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government, and society. A person’s ideology provides a framework for looking at government and public policy. 3 Political Perspectives: • Conservative opinion generally believes that the role of government should be limited and that free enterprise and initiative should be promoted (REPUBLICANS) • Moderate opinion generally seeks middle ground between conservative and liberal positions. • Liberal opinion generally believes that the role of government should be active and that economic opportunity should be promoted (DEMOCRATS)
GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT CENSOR SPEECH, PRESS, MEDIA, OR THE INTERNET I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
LAWS PROHIBITING ADULT POSSESSION AND USE OF DRUGS SHOULD BE REPEALED I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
LET PEOPLE CONTROL THEIR OWN RETIREMENT; PRIVATIZE SOCIAL SECURITY I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD BEGIN EACH DAY WITH A PRAYER I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF BUSINESS IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
LAW ABIDING CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF GUNS THEY MAY OWN I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
TOO MUCH POWER IS CONCENTRATED IN THE HANDS OF A FEW LARGE COMPANIES I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
STRICTER ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS COST TOO MANY JOBS I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
RELIGION AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOULD BE KEPT SEPARATE I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HELP THOSE IN NEED EVEN IF IT HAS TO RAISE TAXES I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS LIKE WELFARE DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM WORKING I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
GUN CONTROL LAWS ARE AN IMPORTANT WAY TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO CENSOR BOOKS AND MOVIES WITH OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
THE MINIMUM WAGE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW GOVERNMENT CAN PROTECT WORKERS FROM BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY BUSINESSES. I AGREE I DISAGREE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
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