Political Attitudes: Flashcards
Identify the four major political attitudes.
Radical, liberal, conservative, and reactionary
What is their relationship to the degree and speed of change?
- Radical- Forward degree and speed of change
- Liberal- Forward degree and speed of change
- Conservative- Backward degree and speed of change
- Reactionary- Backward degree and speed of change
How are they similar (radicals and reactionaries)?-
Radicals and reactionaries both see the system as broken and cannot be fixed. They both are also willing to use violence to achieve their goals.
How are they similar (liberals and conservatives)?-
Liberals and conservatives are similar because they both fall in the middle of the political attitude spectrum so they could potentially have similar views on different issues.
How are they different?-
Radicals and reactionaries are different because radicals are far left, and reactionaries are far right. Reactionaries want to reverse change while radicals want something completely new and complete change.
Immigration
Liberals- They are pro-immigration. They want to assist immigrants.
Conservatives- They are against illegal immigration. They want to build a fence between Mexico and America.
Abortion
Liberals- Pro-abortion. Conservatives- Against abortion and they’re pro-life
Gay marriage
Liberals- Supports, Conservatives- Believes in tradition and a man and a women in marriage
Guns
Liberals- Wants to restrict guns Conservatives- Pro guns
Taxes
Liberals- They want to increase taxes on the rich. Conservatives- They want to cut taxes
Death penalty
Liberals- Ban the death penalty. Conservatives- Want to keep the death penalty
Military spending
Liberals- Decrease military spending. Conservatives- Wants a strong military
