Set3- Unit 1- Liberals and Conservatives

Today- BALNK conservative, BLANK liberal, BLANK independent, etc.

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Liberals- definiton

democrats

are individuals who favor government actions new programs, regulation and appropriations to deal with national problems

Modern Liberalism believes that man is basically BLANK and that evil is the result of the BLANK, not inherent depravity

they also believe that society should consider BLANK concerning social values and morals

this philosophy leads one to belive in BLANK that people should not be held accountable for their actions

good, environment

new ideas

moral relativism

wealth redistribution- BLANK

tolerance

take fromt he rich give to the poor

Tolerance- 20 years ago "BLANK”

Tolerance- today “BLANK”

I do not agree with you but you have the right to believe what you want

I do not agree with you but who is to say your ideas are not true also, we both may be right

conservative- definiton

reluctant to BLANK government activities

government should only do what people BLANK do for themselves

and ensure every citizen has BLANK under the law

conservatives believe in personal responsibility traditional values and BLANK

conservatives believe that BLANK do a better job solving the nations problems than the government

when possible they prefer BLANK to government control

republicans

expand, can not, equality

beliefs

people, churches, charities, and the private sector

individual freedom

Third Parties- 4 categories

Issue Parties, Ideological parties, depression parties, splinter parties

issue parties

 start around an issue that the major parties do not want to focus on- (free-soil party (slavery) and Right to Life party)

ideological parties

formed around philosophies that are out of the mainstream (socialist/communist party and libertarian party)

depression parties

- economic hard times produce unhappiness with major parties, these parties lose strength when the economy improves (populist party and reform party)

splinter parties

form after a split of a major party over policy and personal conflicts (progressive- bull moose party- 1912 and American independent party- 1968- Wallace)

do minor parties help our political system?

Helps our system by- raising important issues, bringing people together, raising awareness of the general public, giving people a sense of belonging

Possible problems?- divides people that would have been loyal to a party, takes votes from major party candidates, takes focus away from issues that may be more important to the public

excuses for not voting

1.     “Cannot voters” – too busy, disabled, traveling, in prison, poor health

2.     “I won’t make a difference”