LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE?. EITHER OR?  Not everyone is a liberal or a conservative. Most Americans see themselves as moderates.  Not all Democrats are.

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LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE?

EITHER OR?  Not everyone is a liberal or a conservative. Most Americans see themselves as moderates.  Not all Democrats are liberal, but most liberals are democrats.  Not all Republicans are conservative, but most conservatives are republicans.

WHERE DO THE PHILOSOPHIES COME FROM? LIBERAL TRADITION  Teddy Roosevelt & Progressives (GOP)  FDR & New Deal  LBJ & Great Society CONSERVATIVE TRADITION  Harding & Coolidge  Barry Goldwater  Ronald Reagan

WHY DOES A DEMOCRACY NEED BOTH?  Loyal Opposition  Compromise  Moderation

READ CHART & HIGHLIGHT/CIRCLE THE BOX YOU MOST AGREE WITH FOR EACH ISSUE.