Political Ideology

One Republican Party core belief is _____________________.

• more taxes

• increase taxes

• less taxes

• no taxes

One Democratic Party core belief is _____________________.

• destroy the environment

• help the environment

• no taxes

• Not funding social programs

"The government should be bigger and greatly expand on current government services"

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Libertarians

• None of these

Political party and political ideology are the same thing.

• Yes

• No

Liberals are on the ________ and conservatives are on the ___________

• right, left

• center, right

• left, right

What do most conservatives believe?

• Government should be as small as possible.

• Government should be large and solve many problems.

What do conservatives typically believe about government spending?

• Military spending should be high but all other spending should be reduced/cut.

• All spending should be reduced/cut.

• The government should increase spending across the board.

What do liberals typically believe about government?

• Government should be large in order to solve as many problems as possible.

• Government should remain small because it causes more problems than it solves.

According to the Pew Research Center what percent of Americans fall into the most partisan groups? (Faith and Flag Conservatives, Committed Conservatives, Progressive Left, Establishment Liberals)

• 15%

• 50%

• 26%

• 36%

On the political spectrum in the US, a majority of Americans fall on:  

• the left

• the right

• the middle

• off the spectrum