Ideological Beliefs in the United States

FIGURE 1.5 Ideological Beliefs in the United States Economic Liberals Economic Conservatives Expanded government role in economy Limited government role in and limited government role in social order economy and in social order Examples; welfare; national health care; Examples: low taxes; /aissez—faire capitalism; maximum individual freedom (pro—choice ”madma'vGuaramees maximum III'VO'I'V/‘O'UE/ freedom (pro—choice; pro—LGBTQ rights, right to die); civil rights “ anti—gun CONWOD/ 91-195t worker program for immigrants; regulation of Wall Street / / ’ / \ \ Libertarian O / . Occupy X Li beral Patty Wall Street” Democrats \ / \ \ \ \ \ ‘Traditional \ / Moderate Reeublicans \ / Defnocrats \ \ (DLC) Modern-day \ / moderate \ Republicans \ MORE , ‘ LESS GOVERNMENT 1 GOVERNMENT CONTROL ’7 L I CONTROL Substantive Cedk ,7 Guarantees \ // / \ \ / / \ .Green \ / / . Party \ \ , / / Democratic\ \ O/R’eligious / ' / socialists \ "ght / \ / \ blishment/ \ . / \ Ives / Soclal Conservatlves SOCIaI leerals SOCIAL ORDER Limited government role in economy and Expanded government role in economy MORE expanded government f0|e in social order and in social order GOVERNMENT Examples: low taxes, prayer in school, censorship of Examples: welfare social programs, censorship CONTROL books that violate traditional values anti—LGBTQ ofpornographyj strict po//Ll['/'on con fro/31 SUbStantiVe Guarantees rights, tight restriction on immigration, authoritarian affirmative action values on the roles people play in society \ \ \ \ / # # fl # # g # Zoom of Figure 1.3