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Liberal

 Accepts and people’s involvement in  Humans can basically be trusted  Expression is important Liberal

 Rapid and PEACEFUL change for improvement is important and good  Variety in human is acceptable and even desirable Liberal

 Inequality causes but criminals can be reformed- Against Death Penalty  Equal opportunity and access are more important than business freedoms  is a woman’s choice  Believes in gun control Liberal

 Social programs before  Social programs are paid for by taxes, should be run by the government, and are good for society.  Want to protect the environment  Conservative

 Accepts democracy and people’s involvement in government  Humans need strong guidance because they are corruptible and cannot be trusted  Free expression is important Conservative

 Change should be slow and PEACEFUL  Traditional lifestyles and values are important  Criminals lack morality and should be punished not reformed- Pro-Death Penalty Conservative

 Business freedoms are more important that freedoms, the environment, or equality  “Right to Life”- No  Against gun control - Pro 2nd Amendment  Military programs before social programs Conservative

 Taxes should not be used for social programs.  Limited taxes on  Individuals are responsible for his/her own life.  Moderates

 In the middle of the spectrum between and conservatives  Moderates share some beliefs with and some beliefs with the conservatives or find a middle ground between the two  Most of Americans fall under this category or lean a little to the right Libertarians

 Can be classified on either or the right  Accept democracy and people’s involvement in government  Rights listed in the Bill of Rights must be preserved Libertarians

 Limited role of the Federal Government  Elimination of Social Security  Elimination of Federal Reserve System Libertarians

 Elimination of Internal Revenue Service and corporate and individual income taxes  Education should be privatized… parents decided what their children are taught Libertarians

 Elimination of government assistance to businesses and individuals  Government should not be involved in international police actions. Military for defense only. Libertarians

 Government should stay out of  People should be allowed to do what they want without government interference as long as their actions do not violate rights of others.  Pro-choice, against drug laws, gay okay, own guns without registration okay Radical

 Only their view is acceptable  Everything is either black or white. This is no grey area or middle ground  Man is perfectible since he is a product of his environment. Radical

 A utopian(perfect) society is based upon total equality which is created by and violence if necessary  Total equality of status for humans is desirable Radical

 Government runs and directs society in all aspects  Inequality causes problems in society  Egalitarian societies  Communist societies  Extreme left- (no government)

 Only their view is acceptable  Everything is either black or white. There is no grey area or middle ground  Humans should be controlled because they cannot be trusted. Reactionary

 The use of violence to achieve change is okay  Society should return back to past “moral” society and values. Reactionary

 Elite or small group should run the government  Groups that have “corrupted” society must be eliminated  Some groups may be blamed for the problems in society Reactionary

 Some groups are inferior to others  Maintain military at all costs  Fascists- Nazi and white supremacists  Authoritarian