Dr. Bordelon's English I On-Campus

Political Ideologies

Liberal, conservative, socialist, communist, libertarian.

These words are used to describe various people or political parties, but what do stand for?

This page is an attempt to make this clearer and consists of two parts: 1) quick (and not so quick) definitions of each ideology. and 2) a chart that shows how a particular ideology feels about a particular issue.

Definitions

Liberalism

Quick definition
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Conservativism

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Socialism

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Communism

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Libertarianism

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Views on Issues

Broad categories	Liberalism	Conservatism	Socialism	Communism	Libertarianism
View on the strength of the Federal Gov’t
View on business regulations
View on private behavior
View on government sponsored social programs