4.7 - Ideologies of Political Parties

Political Ideology can be described as:

• A set of comprehensive and mutually consistent ideas.

• Concerns or policies viewed in the same way by people with a variety of ideologies.

• The positions that individuals take on key issues.

• Liberals and Conservatives.

A ideological spectrum is a system to...

• compare the Democratic and Republican parties.

• characterize and classify different ideological positions in relation to one another.

• discern between various political views.

• All of the above

What are the three key issues of political ideology?

• Valence ions, wedges, salinity

• Libertarian, Populist, Progressive

• Valence issues, wedge issues, saliency

• Democrats and Republicans

What's the difference between a liberal ideology and a Conservative ideology?

• Being Democratic or Republican.

• Liberals are more open to a flexible government whereas Conservatives follow tradition.

• Position in the ideological spectrum.

What do Democrats believe in?

• Healthcare + other social welfare programs.

• Equal opportunity.

• That climate change is occurring.

• The death penalty.

What do Republicans believe in?

• Equal rights for women, minorities, and LGBTQ+.

• Securing our borders.

• A pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

• Pro-second amendment.

True or False. A Liberal ideology always means someone is Democratic, and being Conservative always means someone is Republican.

• True

• False