Political "-isms"

Anarchism

• abolition or lack of state government

• economic system based on private ownership of the means of production

• the desire to develop individual freedom

• identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations

capitalism

• economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and emphasizing individual profit

• economic and political system in which the means of production usually comes under control of the central government

• the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

• political and economic system in which the means of production usually comes under control of a mixture of central government, individuals, and/or the community in general

colonialism

• process of acquiring control of territory by occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically

• process of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• social system in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were required to live on their lord's land

• colonial/imperial era economic system in which national strength is increased by valuing exports over imports

communism

• economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and emphasizing individual profit

• economic and political system in which the means of production usually comes under control of the central government

• the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

• political and economic system in which the means of production usually comes under control of a mixture of central government, individuals, and/or the community in general

socialism

• economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and emphasizing individual profit

• economic and political system in which the means of production usually comes under control of the central government

• the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

• political and economic system in which the means of production usually comes under control of a mixture of central government, individuals, and/or the community in general

conservatism

• the desire to maintain the existing or traditional organization

• the desire to develop individual freedom rather than governmental control

• a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting the means of production, and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism

• economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and emphasizing individual profit

liberalism

• the desire to maintain the existing or traditional organization

• the desire to develop individual freedom rather than governmental control

• the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes

• political and economic system in which the means of production usually comes under control of a mixture of central government, individuals, and/or the community in general

imperialism

• process of acquiring control of territory by occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically

• process of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force

• social system in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were required to live on their lord's land

• colonial/imperial era economic system in which national strength is increased by valuing exports over imports

militarism

• the belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests

• government in which the state involves itself in all facets of society, including the daily life of its citizens such as the attitudes, values, and beliefs of its population

• a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting the means of production, and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism

• process of acquiring control of territory by occupying it with settlers and exploiting it economically

nationalism

• identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations

• a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting the means of production, and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism

• economic system based on private ownership of the means of production and emphasizing individual profit

• economic and political system in which, after a revolution by the working class, the means of production comes under control of the community as a whole