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POLITICAL IDEOLOGY
Liberal vs Conservative
WE ALL WANT THE SAME THINGS IN LIFE.
WE WANT FREEDOM; WE WANT THE
CHANCE FOR PROSPERITY; WE WANT TO BE
THE BEST WE CAN BE; WE WANT AS FEW
PEOPLE SUFFERING AS POSSIBLE,
ECONOMICALLY; WE WANT HEALTHY
CHILDREN; WE WANT TO HAVE CRIME-FREE
STREETS; ALL THESE THINGS, THEY’RE
PRETTY COMMON… THE ARGUMENT IS
HOW TO ACHIEVE THEM.
-RUSH LIMBAUGH, 2004
ABORTION
Conservative
-life begins at conception
-pro-life
-overturn Roe v Wade
Liberal
-life begins at a later point in
pregnancy
-pro-choice
-keep Roe v Wade
-government shouldn’t tell
women what to do with their
bodies
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Conservative
-Entrance to schools and job
hiring should be purely
competitive
-It is reverse-discrimination to
use race as a factor
Liberal
-most are for race being one
factor in admissions and hiring
DEATH PENALTY
Conservative
-It is OK- Keep It
Liberal
-It is cruel and unusual
ECONOMY
Conservative
-Gov’t should stay out of it
Liberal
-Gov’t should regulate it, bail it
out if necessary
SCHOOL VOUCHERS
Conservative
-We should have them
-Schools should have to compete
for students- that would make
the schools better
Liberal
-We shouldn’t have them
-Instead, we should give
schools/teachers more money
GLOBAL WARMING
Conservative
Liberal
-It is natural, we can’t really stop -it is man made, we should do
it so we should do anything
stuff to stop it
about it
GUN CONTROL
Conservative
-2nd Amendment says we have
the right to a weapon
-Guns stop crime
Liberal
-gun control laws should be
stricter
-Guns cause crime
HEALTH CARE
Conservative
Liberal
-It should be private, the
-the government should provide
government should not provide it it to everyone who can’t get their
-National Health Insurance
own
would result in poor care
HOMELAND SECURITY
Conservative
-The government should
investigate terrorism, even if it
means giving up privacy rights
Liberal
-government should not invade
privacy even if it is investigating
terrorism
IMMIGRATION
Conservative
-We should strictly enforce
immigration laws
-Those here illegally should be
deported
Liberal
-We should find a way to legalize
those here
- Legal immigration should be
easier
RELIGION
Conservative
-It might be okay to allow prayer
in schools and government
buildings
Liberal
-It is not okay to allow prayer is
schools and government
buildings
SAME- SEX MARRIAGE
Conservative
-Same sex marriage is wrong
-The Constitution maybe should
outlaw it
-Gay Rights are not the same as
civil rights
Liberal
-Same sex marriage is not a
government issue
-States should allow it if they
want, national gov’t should stay
out
- It is a civil rights issue
SOCIAL SECURITY
Conservative
-We should do away with the
social security program
-People should use that money to
do their own retirement plan
Liberal
-we should keep the system
because not everyone knows
how/can do their own plan
TAXES
Conservative
-Gov’t should tax everyone less
-Gov’t should cut back its
spending
Liberal
-Gov’t should tax the same and
maybe more
-Gov’t should continue and
maybe increase its spending
WAR IN IRAQ/ WAR ON TERROR
Conservative
Liberal
-Terrorism is a real threat and
-Can’t fight a war on an idea
we should be working to end it
-War in Iraq is not working and
-War is Iraq is valid and needs to should be ended
be won
WELFARE
Conservative
-People who need it should only
get it for a very short time with
strict rules
-Churches and community
groups should be encouraged to
help the needy
Liberal
-Welfare should be extended and
possibly increased
-The government has a
responsibility to help the needy