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THE POLITICAL
SPECTRUM: Red
states, blue states,
Green Party and Tea
Party
What does it all mean?
WHAT IS THE PROPER
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT?
• This is the central question to figuring
out political philosophy…
• Friend?
• Foe?
• Frenemy?
Economy,
Business and
Taxes
FISCAL/ECONOMIC
• What should government’s role be in the
Economy? (business, housing, ss, taxes)
Who does a better job ensuring a strong
economy?
Govt = Friend
- Liberal-Economic Safety Net
and “Watch Dog”
• Spending for public services and direct
assistance
• Taxes OK- espec. for rich and
corporations
• Deficit spending- debt OK if needed
• Regulation of business=needed
Govt = Enemy
- ConservativeFree Market is BEST!
• Rely on community/charities
• Low taxes- esp. for “job creators”
• Oppose deficit/debt spending (govt
spending what it does not have)
• De-Regulation- let business run their
business
Social Norms
and Values
SOCIAL VALUES
• What should the role of government be in your
lives/families/communities?
• WHO/WHAT SHOULD SET SOCIAL
VALUES/NORMS?
Social Values- ex:should folks
be able to burn flag in protest?
• Government=Friend
• More Involvement-Traditional Con Values
- focus on past, center on family, religion,
community norms OVER individual rights
Govt=Enemy
• Less Involvement - Progressive Lib Values
- focus on future, center on freedom/choice,
individual rights OVER community norms
The Political Spectrum
• This is the traditional spectrum in
American politics.
• We read it left to right
Radical
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Radical
• Far left, desiring fundamental or
revolutionary societal change.
Emphasizes the needs of the whole vs.
the individual
• -- Communism
• --socialism
• --revolution
• --Karl Marx and Malcolm X
Liberal
Liberal
“This land is your land, this land is my land..”
• Economic/Fiscal - Big role- Govt=Friend (Safety Net)
– Regulation of Business is good/Need Safety Net
– Tax & Spend on Public Services (“our money”)
– Social Security, Welfare, Unemployment, Env.
• Social Values - Less Involv – Govt=EnemyProgressive
– Focus on individual rights/protections
– Evolves with changing standards
– Pro Choice, Pro Gay Marriage, Pro gun control, pro
legal drugs
Conservative
Conservative
“Pull yourselves up by your boot straps”
Economic/Fiscal - Small Gov’t- Govt=Enemy (want free
market)
– Trust business more - little regulation
– Little Tax & Little Spend (It’s my money)
– Anti-welfare/soc security, pro-business, trickle-down
• Social Values - More Involv. Govt=Friend, Traditional
– Gov’t should set community standards
– “The good ol’ days”
– Pro-Life, Anti Same Sex Marriage, Anti Undoc. Immig.
Conservative or not???
Reactionary
Reactionary
• Far right- opposes social change; uses
complete governmental control to
maintain order
• -- Hitler, Mussolini, Franco- Fascism
• --Stalin- authoritarian rule
• --Military in charge
• --law and order w/few personal rights
Libertarian
??????????
Libertarian
“The best kind of Gov’t is a weak Gov’t”
• Economic/Fiscal – Govt=Enemy (free market)
– Lassiez Faire – Anti-Regulation (govt rules) and
subsidies (govt gives $/tax break to business)
– Little or no Tax/ Spend on services
– No social security, No gov’t bureaucracies
• Social Values - Less Involv, Govt=EnemyProgressive
– No gov’t involvement in our lives/families/homes
– Individual Rights/Freedoms most important
– Pro-choice, Support Same Sex Marr., Pro legal drugs,
pro gun rights
Populist???? Sort of?????
Populist
“Gov’t by the masses and for the masses”
• Economic - Big Role- Govt=Friend (safety net)
• Anti-Tax, but pro spend on public services
• More suspicious of business/wealth than gov’t
• Likes social security, benefits, medicare, pro union
Social Values- More Involvement – Govt=Friend,
Traditional
• Rights, wisdom, virtue of common people
• Community standards trump individual rights
• Pro-life, Anti-gay marriage, Xenophobic/Nativist
tendencies, pro-gun rights
New Authoritarianism?
• Does our fear of social change and
outsiders color our current political
choices?
• Why is this Presidential election so
unusual, and such a surprise to the
established parties, especially
Republicans?
• Read Vox.com article to learn more!
A Note on Foreign Policy
• Populists- isolationists (keep to yourself)
• Radicals- usually very anti-war, or could be proRevolution
• Liberals- limited intervention (diplomacy over
intervention
• Conservatives- Active Military Intervention over
diplomacy
• Libertarians- Isolationist
• Populists- Isolationist
PLACE THE FOLLOWING IN
THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM
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The Obamas
The Bushes
Eastern WA
Shoreline families
Fox News
• MSNBC
• Donald Trump
• “Stephen Colbert”
• Corporate CEO’s
• Labor Unions
• Ron Paul
• Communists
• TEA Party
•Adolf Hitler
•Green Peace
environmental group
Civic Mirror Political Spectrum
Place on your chart
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Capitalist
Socialist
Fascist
Conservative
Liberal
Environmentalist
Humanitarian (maybe)
Joe?
Joe believes that government should help
those who cannot help themselves, by
taxing and then spending on services
for the young, poor, elderly, sick, etc.
He also recognizes the rights of women
to choose to have an abortion, supports
marriage rights all people, regardless of
sexuality, and would like to see
stronger gun control laws.
Ron?
Ron would like to see as small a Federal
Government as possible - one that is so
weak it cannot do much in regulating
the economy or taxing its citizens. He
wants it so weak that is does not tell its
citizens what to do with their lives either
- he supports and individual’s right to do
as they please, as long as it doesn’t
infringe on another person’s right. Govt
should stay out of our wallets & our
homes.
Selena?
Selena believes that government should
allow businesses to operate with as little
regulation as possible. She believes in
a free-market with low taxes, since we
can decide what’s better for us than the
Gov’t can. Selena also believes that
abortion is wrong and needs to be
stopped. She supports organized
prayer in schools would be good for
students.
Ted?
Ted would love to see a strong and powerful
government. He trusts government more
than business and sees that it is the job of
gov’t to regulate business. He also feels it
is their job to look after the little guy - so
that basic community values are upheld.
He is against gay marriage and the open
service of gays in the military, because
that’s not how things used to be. He is an
advocate of gun rights and a proud
member of the NRA.
Watchblog
• Watchblog: Read some posts from the
political blog page (watchblog.com) and
make note of what people are writing
about and any general themes for the 3
different groups. Respond in your
Civics Notebook with your thoughts on
the blogs.
• www.watchblog.com
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