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2.  Conservatism comes from the Latin word “conservare” which means to keep and make a commitment to preserve tradition. This can include traditions such as religious and cultural beliefs and customs.  Conservatism is generally sitting just right of centre on the political spectrum.

3.  Two parts to conservatism are economic and social  If you are conservative from an economic stand point you will think:  low taxes  privatize health care and insurance  spend money on the armed forces  leave the market alone. the stock market will have great highs and great lows

4.  Conservative Party of Canada  Believe in lower taxes  Little to no government intervention  Low government spending  Against same sex marriage  Reform Party of Canada  Really right wing  Privatization of social services  Progressive Conservatives  Center to right wing  No government intervention

6.  Low taxes thus people have more disposable income  Low government spending in most cases  Traditional which means that that they have a set plan and they follow the status quo  Against radicalism and radical political ideas  They are a religious government and they believe such things as abortion and gay marriage are wrong which is an advantage to people who are religious  They try to oppose and reduce governments debts  Very loyal in their lives i.e. their family, church,party etc.  They believe in being practical and finding a solution that is most practical according to the situation

7.  Low government intervention in the economy  Traditional which means that they can be one minded  They are religious and oppose abortion and gay marriage which is a disadvantage to people who are pro choice on both topics  Low taxes means less money for social programs and health care  They oppose new ideas that may change the traditional qualities of life  They believe in keeping strict rules and guidelines in society  They favor the thought of privatizing health care

8.  We are practical thinkers who will try to find the best way out of a problem, with minimal consequences.  We are traditional and will try to conserve Canadian culture.  No sudden changes so the unexpected can’t harm people, since nothing unexpected will happen.  We will try to control government spending so no debts are formed  Maintain religious beliefs and freedoms

9.  Wikipedia users, Conservatism, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism, 27 October 2008 at 22:40. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism  Mr. Watson, Ideology Slideshow, http://chatt.hdsb.ca/~wastonhu, 22 October 2008  Google moderators, Google, http://www.google.ca, 2008http://www.google.ca