Political Ideology & Party Review

Wanda is active in the church and very religious. She works in her church to help the indigent and supports a candidate in the upcoming election who wants to increase taxes on businesses to help pay for shelters for the homeless and abused women.

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Libertarian

Phil believes that people who are able to work should get jobs, and if they choose not to, they should not expect to get assistance from the rest of society, and especially not from the government which is too involved in our lives anyway.

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Libertarian

Associated with liberals, this political party has a more progressive ideology. They believe the government should play a more active role in the lives of its citizens.

• Democrats
• Republicans
• Reactionary
• Radical

Associated with conservatives, this political party holds onto its traditional values. They favor lower tax rates and believe the government should play less of a role in the lives of its citizens.

• Democrat
• Republican
• Reactionary
• Radical

Which statement would best describe the U.S. political system?

•  one party system
•  two party system
• main party system with third parties
• several party system

Which type of political party has never won a presidential election?

• Republican
• Democratic
• Federalist
• Third Party

A set of ideas and beliefs about how govt should operate and how much government should be involved in our daily lives is your ...

• political ideology

• political party

• political spectrum

• Two-party system

A voter who wants minimal government control over the economy as well as personal conduct of citizens is a ...

• conservative

• liberal

• libertarian

• populist

Someone who supports government spending on social programs would likely fall on the _________ side of the political spectrum.

• Left

• Right

• Center

• Top

Which political ideology is described below: favor freedoms of the individual, favor small government, favor states' rights, and favor religious freedoms?

• Conservative

• Liberal

• Authoritarian

• Libertarian