1. 1 In the following slides, you will be asked a series of questions. Answer honestly – only your opinion matters. You will not be asked to share your results.

2. 2 1.________6. ________ 2.________7. ________ 3.________8. ________ 4.________9. ________ 5.________10. ________

3. 3 1. Military service should be voluntary. There should be no draft. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

4. 4 2. Government should not control radio, TV, the press, or the Internet. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

5. 5 3. Repeal regulations on sex by consenting adults. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

6. 6 4. Drug laws do more harm than good. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

7. 7 5. Let peaceful people cross borders freely. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

8. 8 6. Businesses and farms should operate without government subsidies. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

9. 9 7. People are better off with free trade than with tariffs. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

10. 10 8. There should be no minimum wage laws. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

11. 11 9. Government services should be paid for with user fees, not taxes. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

12. 12 10. All foreign aid should be privately funded. Yes = 2Maybe = 1No = 0

13. 13 Minimum WageReduced TaxesGay MarriageMandatory Prayer in Public SchoolProhibit Prayer in Public SchoolFree TradeDrug War “Liberal” versus “Conservative”? “Conservative” “Liberal” Mandatory Health Care

14. 14 Two spheres in which humans exercise freedoms: Social sphere  where they choose how to behave Economic sphere  where they enter into contracts with others The two spheres are not necessarily independent. Choice to marry a goat = social choice Choice to buy foreign goods = economic choice Choice to do drugs = social choice Choice to buy drugs = economic choice Less Freedom vs. More Freedom Less Freedom More Freedom Mandatory Health Care Minimum Wage Reduced Taxes Gay Marriage Mandatory Prayer in Public School Drug War Prohibit Prayer in Public School Free Trade

15. 15 Less Social Freedom More Social Freedom More Economic Freedom Less Economic Freedom Less Individual Freedom vs. More Individual Freedom Mandatory Health Care Minimum Wage Reduced Taxes Gay Marriage Mandatory Prayer in Public School Drug War Prohibit Prayer in Public School Free Trade

16. 16 Who is “Liberal” and Who is “Conservative”? “Conservative” “Liberal”

17. 17 Who is “Liberal” and Who is “Conservative”? Less Social Freedom More Economic Freedom Less Economic Freedom More Social Freedom

18. 18 Economic Freedom Social Freedom 5 0 10 5 0 7 3 73 Centrist Democrat Republican Libertarian Authoritarian

19. 19 Ideologies Democrat Republican Libertarian Socialist

20. 20 Ideology Start with outcomes  What do we want? Living wage Less greenhouse gases More trade Health care

21. 21 Contradictions Arise When We Start At Outcomes Estate Tax = Yes! Serfdom = Yes? Principle:All property ultimately belongs to the state

22. 22 Estate Tax = Yes! Poverty = Yes? Principle:Wealth should be distributed equally Contradictions Arise When We Start At Outcomes Principle:All property ultimately belongs to the state

23. 23 Estate Tax = Yes! Slavery = Yes? Principle:Everyone’s basic needs should be provided Contradictions Arise When We Start At Outcomes Principle:All property ultimately belongs to the state

24. 24 Estate Tax = Yes! Intelligent Design = Yes? Principle:Systems cannot be left to evolve but must be designed Contradictions Arise When We Start At Outcomes Principle:Everyone’s basic needs should be provided

25. 25 Ideology Start with outcomes  What do we want? Living wage Less greenhouse gases More trade Health care Philosophy Start with principles  What is true? People own themselves Rules apply to all people equally

26. 26 Principles Avoid Contradictions People own their labor People own the wages they receive in exchange for their labor People own the things they receive in exchange for their wages Estate Tax = No. Principle:People own themselves

27. 27 Ideologies Democrat Republican Libertarian Socialist Philosophies Catholic Social Thought Classical Liberalism

28. 28 First Principle of Catholic Social Thought Human Dignity People are created in God’s image and likeness.

29. 29 Derived Principles of Catholic Social Thought Human Motivation People are self-interested and have differing preferences. Equality Principles apply to all people equally. Self-Ownership People own their own lives. Human Condition People are volitional and capable of rational thought. Human Limitations People are neither omnipotent nor omniscient. First Principles of Classical Liberalism Human Dignity People are created in God’s image and likeness. CST Subsumes Classical Liberalism

30. 30 Human Dignity People are created in God’s image and likeness. CST Subsumes Classical LiberalismGuide to the Relationship of Church and State How we should exercise our free wills. How we may exercise our free wills.