Political Perspectives and Party Politics
Where on the Spectrum? What is a Political Perspective: Political spectrum Measures both the type of change desired and the time it takes to achieve it -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New <Change> Old Immediate <Time> Immediate
Conservatism Traditional views What is considered tradition? George W. Bush
Liberalism Progress and reform Change…but how quickly?
A Little of This and That Liberals vs. Conservatives Most Americans somewhere in between Moderate Where is a moderate approach to politics most effective? James Monroe
Adolf Hitler Franklin D. Roosevelt John Brown Ronald Reagan Abraham Lincoln
Political Perspectives in Parties
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.” -John Adams, 1789
Party Domination U.S.= Multi Party System Republicans and Democrats dominate U.S. politics Republican: Conservatives Democratic: Liberal
Where on the Issues? Not all Republicans and Democrats vote the same way Depends on the issue Is Arizona a Republican or Democratic state?
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